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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry45 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.3
- 2025 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.2
- 2024 1.8; Wakefield median median 2.4
- 2023 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2022 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2021 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2020 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2019 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2018 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2017 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2016 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Wakefield median
Dashed bars: as Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (URN 108168), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 23 | 45 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 48 | 2.2 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 26 | 47 | 1.8 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 37 | 57 | 1.5 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 32 | 49 | 1.5 | 30 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 35 | 55 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 28 | 38 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 40 | 58 | 1.5 | 38 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 37 | 48 | 1.3 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 29 | 48 | 1.7 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 23 | 36 | 1.6 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 19 | 26 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Wakefield median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place
- 0.4 km · WakefieldRequires improvement202446%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · WakefieldGood20231.5applications per place
- 1.7 km · WakefieldRemains Good20232.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · WakefieldStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · Wakefield20261.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20253.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · WakefieldStandards maintained20241.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 144573 · 384/2088
- Capacity
- 135 pupils · 103 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2017
- Replaced
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (URN 108168)
- Address
- Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Girnhill Infant School, Pontefract, WF7 5JB
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources