Food hygiene ratings in Pontefract

Q: How many food businesses in Pontefract have a hygiene rating?

649 food businesses in Pontefract have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Wakefield Council. 587 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Pontefract?

79% of rated businesses in Pontefract hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Pontefract?

9 food businesses in Pontefract hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 7 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Pontefract?

Environmental health officers at Wakefield Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 649 food businesses in Pontefract with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Wakefield Council. A further 62 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Pontefract

79% of rated businesses in Pontefract hold the top score of 5, and 95% hold a 4 or better. 9 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across Wakefield as a whole, 79% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Pontefract is in line with the borough.

How the 587 rated businesses in Pontefract score
5 out of 5	463	79%
4 out of 5	93	16%
3 out of 5	22	4%
2 out of 5	2	<1%
1 out of 5	7	1%
0 out of 5	0	0%

Lowest-rated places in Pontefract

Business	Rating	Inspected
Homies Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	20 April 2026
Jolly's Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	20 October 2025
Market Hall Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	3 February 2026
Pizza Planet Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	4 November 2025
Princes & Princesses Superstore Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	10 April 2025
The Angel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	26 March 2026
The Trawler Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	11 March 2026
Mayflower Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	11 March 2026
Streethouse Convenience Store Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	21 November 2024

A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →

Questions about food hygiene in Pontefract

How many food businesses in Pontefract have a hygiene rating?

649 food businesses in Pontefract have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Wakefield Council. 587 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Pontefract?

79% of rated businesses in Pontefract hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Are there any badly rated places in Pontefract?

9 food businesses in Pontefract hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 7 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Who inspects food businesses in Pontefract?

Environmental health officers at Wakefield Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

Nearby towns in Wakefield

Castleford 408 places
Ossett 144 places
Normanton 143 places
Knottingley 100 places
Horbury 83 places
Stanley 37 places
Crofton 34 places
Outwood 21 places

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Food businesses in Pontefract

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.