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Pontefract Academies Trust is a
multi-academy trust Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) or school trust is an academy trust that operates more than one academy school. Academy schools are state-funded schools in England which are directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local autho ...
in the historic northern town of
Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wake ...
, England. It is an
exempt charity An exempt charity is an institution established in England and Wales for charitable purposes which is exempt from registration with, and oversight by, the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Exempt charities are largely institutions of furth ...
, regulated by the
Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department ...
The trust comprises eight academies, including two secondary schools and six primary schools. The CEO is Julian Appleyard.


Primary schools

The primary schools of the Trust consist of: * Larks Hill J&I School * De Lacy Primary School * Orchard Head Junior Infant & Nursery School * Carleton Park J&I School * Rookeries Carleton Junior Infant & Nursery School * Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant & Nursery School


Secondary schools

*
Carleton High School Carleton High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, at Carleton in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a part of the Pontefract Academies Trust which is a multi-academy organisation with two high schools, Ca ...
* The King's School


References

{{authority control Educational charities based in the United Kingdom Educational institutions established in 2013 2013 establishments in England Academies in the City of Wakefield Multi-academy trusts