Willow Green Academy
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 8PT · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 139503
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Pontefract · WF8 2NJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
335
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 3–11, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 335 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 23.1%.
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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Ages 3–11
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Ages 3–11
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Academy sponsor led · Primary
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Ages 3–11
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Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 3–11
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Airedale Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Primary
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Academy sponsor led · Primary
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Ages 3–7
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139503
Location
- Address
- Orchard Head Lane
- Postcode
- WF8 2NJ
- Town
- Pontefract
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- Boys / girls
- 182 / 153
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 335 / 315 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- FSM pupils
- 64
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01977723495