Featherstone Purston Infant School is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Nunns Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Nunns Lane, Pontefract, WF7 5HF
Website: www.purstoninfants.co.uk
Telephone: 01977704344
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr P Barnett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108200

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 7
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Nunns Lane , Featherstone WF7 5HF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
George Street , Featherstone WF7 5BG
3out of 4 295 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Hardwick Road , Featherstone WF7 5JB
3out of 4 388 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Gordon Street , Featherstone WF7 6LW
3out of 4 1,543 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
North Close , North Featherstone WF7 6BQ
3out of 4 2,586 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road , WF7 5AJ
3out of 4 1,134 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road , Featherstone WF7 6BD
3out of 4 2,808 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF
3out of 4 3,194 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Well School
Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD
3out of 4 2,212 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.