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Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Girnhill Infant School, Pontefract WF7 5JB · girnhill.inspirepartnership.org.uk · 01977 702261
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 103
- 76% of 135 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Featherstone Girnhill Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 43
- 30% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (47%) with SEND