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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 144573

Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

Academy converter · Pontefract · WF7 5JB

Ages 3–7 · 103 pupils · Wakefield

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Ofsted

School remains Good

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-06-23

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
6.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
82

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

103 pupils · 135 places

Pupils on roll
103
Boys / girls
48 / 55
School capacity
135
Capacity fill
103 / 135 (76%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Frances Golec

Location

Address
Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Girnhill Infant School
Postcode
WF7 5JB
Town
Pontefract
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–7, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 103 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 33.3%.

Open schools in Pontefract
46
Primary schools in Pontefract
36
Academies among open schools in Pontefract
70% (32)
Open schools in WF7
13
Primary in WF7
9
Open schools in Wakefield LA
158
Primary in Wakefield LA
113

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Frances Golec
Telephone
01977702261
Website
https://girnhill.inspirepartnership.org.uk/

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