The Sunday Times has released its Parent Power Guide 2026, and we are incredibly proud to announce that The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School has been ranked 3rd among all state primary schools in the North for academic excellence, and 56th nationally.
This influential guide highlights the UK’s highest-performing primary and secondary schools, offering families valuable insight into exceptional education across the country.
Achieving 3rd place in the North and 1st in the Wakefield district is an outstanding accomplishment for The Rookeries. It reflects the school’s exceptional teaching, strong leadership, and consistently high pupil outcomes.
What the Parent Power Guide Represents
The Parent Power Guide evaluates schools nationwide using performance data, exam results, and wider measures of school culture and provision. For The Rookeries to place so highly—both regionally and nationally—speaks not only to the school’s academic excellence, but also to the supportive, ambitious, and nurturing environment that continues to help our pupils thrive.