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  • Halfpenny Lane Primary School Raise £400 for The Prince of Wales Hospice

    More than 400 children at Halfpenny Lane Primary school bounced into school last week with big smiles on their faces as they celebrated their non uniform day.  The special day took place to raise money for Pontefract Academies Trust’s chosen local charity for the year:  “The Prince of Wales Hospice.” Each child was encouraged to…

  • Pontefract Academies Trust Recruit School Governors to help shape their future

    Pontefract Academies Trust is looking to recruit individuals who are passionate about education and community champions who want to give back to their local area and help to shape education in Pontefract. To register your interest in being a voluntary governor for one of Pontefract Academies Trust eight schools or for more information, please email…

  • First Virtual Open Evenings

    Pontefract Academies Trust are delighted to announce that Carleton High School and The King’s School will be “opening their doors” to prospective students and parents virtually this year, for what will be there very first “Virtual Open Day”. Carleton High School Virtual Open Day will be on Thursday 15th October 6.30 pm and the link…

  • Pontefract Academies Trust Invests £90,000 into Outdoor Learning and Play

    Pontefract Academies Trust is delighted to announce that they have invested around £90,000 into outdoor learning facilities for Halfpenny Lane and The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nursery School. Children and staff are now able to take advantage of state of the art playground equipment which includes planting areas, den making apparatus and textured multi…

  • Communication from the CEO – GCSE Results

    Dear Pupils and Parents/Carers, I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate all our pupils and their families on the outstanding GCSE results achieved across Pontefract Academies Trust in 2020. The stunning performance has been achieved at a period of history that has been unsettling and confusing for all. It is vitally important that everyone…