King’s School, Pontefract

The King's School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school with academy status, located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the four oldest schools in Yorkshire, dating from 1139 and was refounded by King Edward VI in 1548.

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Email: admin@kings.patrust.org.uk
Type: School
Description: school in Wakefield, UK
Also known as: “The King’s School”
Address: Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Castle and Crescent Cinema, Pontrefact.

Pontefract Castle

Castle

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Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War. Pontefract Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of King’s School, Pontefract.

Crescent Cinema, Pontrefact

Historic building

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Crescent Cinema, Pontrefact is a historic building, which is situated 2,100 feet north of King’s School, Pontefract.

Pontefract Museum

Museum

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Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. The museum opened in 1975. Pontefract Museum is situated 3,000 feet north of King’s School, Pontefract.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.

Pontefract

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Pontefract is a market town in West Yorkshire. It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of Wakefield, and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Chequerfield

Suburb

Chequerfield is a district made up mostly of council housing of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

Carleton

Village

Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract, in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school.

King’s School, Pontefract

Categories: grammar school, academy school, secondary school, and education
Location: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.6842° or 53° 41′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.31633° or 1° 18′ 59″ west

Operator

Ark

Open location code

9C5WMMMM+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 950224172

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q7744478

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Notable Places Nearby

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