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The King's School

The King's School
Mill Hill Lane
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
England
WF84JF

📞 phone: 01977 601701

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Dominic Pinto

🌍 web: kings.patrust.org.uk

1022 pupils mixed gender
1050 pupils capacity: 97% full

522 boys 51%

500 girls 49%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
139500
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4020
Open date
1. April 2013
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 445148, Northing: 421188
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.685, Longitude: -1.3179
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
13. October 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford › Pontefract South
Free school meals %
19.20
Trust
PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10041048

School governors

  • Mr David Wilkins, Local Governor
    (17. May 2017—16. May 2025)
  • Mr Richard Amery, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mr Dom Pinto, Local Governor
    (27. March 2019—None)
  • Ms Pippa Langston, Local Governor
    (10. December 2019—9. December 2023)
  • Mr Matthew Boyd, Local Governor
    (10. December 2019—9. December 2023)
  • Mr Neil Applebee, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (5. October 2020—4. October 2024)
  • Sam Clarke, Local Governor
    (15. July 2019—31. August 2022)
  • Mr Russell Gibbins, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2022)
  • Lisa Dakin, Local Governor
    (19. March 2018—18. March 2026)
  • Mrs Jo Cross, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2022)
  • Mrs Shaheen Shariff, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—None)
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