Orchard Head Junior and 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 04/03/2015. 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 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ
Website: https://orchardhead.patrust.org.uk
Telephone: 019772323148
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joe Mitchell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139503

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 343
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 1,754 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane , WF8 2NJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy , Skinner Lane WF8 1HG 		3out of 4 1,589 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 1,601 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		3out of 4 1,633 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close , Ferrybridge WF11 8PT 		3out of 4 1,638 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 2,158 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 2,828 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 2,427 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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