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Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource

Community school · Pontefract · WF9 3LY

Ages 3–11 · 368 pupils · Wakefield

KS2 expected (RWM)

81%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.0%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
295

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill117%

368 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
368
Boys / girls
202 / 166
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
368 / 315 (117%)
Free school meals
23.3%
FSM pupils
80
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Lee Bell

Location

Address
Northfield Lane, South Kirkby
Postcode
WF9 3LY
Town
Pontefract
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Hemsworth
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
20 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 368 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 23.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Pontefract
46
Primary schools in Pontefract
36
Academies among open schools in Pontefract
70% (32)
Open schools in WF9
17
Primary in WF9
15
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.

Compare with theseAll in PontefractNear WF9

  • Northfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Pontefract · WF9 3LY · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.0 miles away

  • South Kirkby Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Pontefract · WF9 3DP · Wakefield

    Ages 7–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM50.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • Ash Grove Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    PONTEFRACT · WF9 2TF · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Grove Lea Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Pontefract · WF9 4BQ · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.53

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Lee Bell

Official links