Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School in Pontefract

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery 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 07/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address:	Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW
Website:	http://www.halfpenny.patrust.org.uk
Telephone:	01977703270
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Hayley McNeill
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	139502

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	455
Number of Boys:	242
Number of Girls:	213

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.2%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.5%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.3

Writing

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.6

Maths

Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	84%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	14%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	106
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	108
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER	3out of 4	2,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane , WF8 4BW	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate , WF8 4AA	4out of 4	672 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Larks Hill , WF8 4RJ	3out of 4	1,063 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy , Skinner Lane WF8 1HG	3out of 4	1,251 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close , Carleton Park WF8 3PT	3out of 4	1,561 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's School Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF	3out of 4	824 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Featherstone Academy Pontefract Road , WF7 5AJ	3out of 4	2,076 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carleton High School Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW	3out of 4	2,366 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Cutsyke Road , Featherstone WF7 6BD	3out of 4	2,620 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Pontefract Park Lane , WF8 4QR	- not rated	482 yd	Academy 16-19 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	853 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHalfpenny Lane, Pontefract