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Pentland Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Pentland Road, Savile Town, Dewsbury WF12 9JR · pentlandinf.co.uk · 01924 451631
On the mapSearch near WF12 9JR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.77 mi
- 1.24 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 144
- 16 over 128 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 97.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.77 mi (1.24 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
Ofsted
Pentland Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 32
- 21% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied