Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School, Pontefract
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Pontefract. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 33 schools in Pontefract with published results, and 13,208th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wakefield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School in detail
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club, from £2.50 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School are Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 62% maths); Featherstone Purston Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); and Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (1 mile, Good).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School.
Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyFeatherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolFeatherstone Purston Infant SchoolFeatherstone Girnhill Infant School
Who goes there
6.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 92 pupils (27.2%) received SEN support and 13 (3.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Featherstone Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Featherstone Drive, 230 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 82 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School issued 8 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School are The Featherstone Academy (0.7 miles), St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles) and Ark The King's School (1.3 miles).
The Featherstone AcademySt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyArk The King's School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where all children thrive, including those with additional needs. Reading is prioritised throughout the school with skilled teaching that builds confidence and a genuine love of books. The school goes beyond academics to develop well-rounded children, offering varied enrichment activities and giving all pupils meaningful leadership roles.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with effective phonics teaching and tailored support for pupils who need it
- Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge over time across most subjects
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Strong personal development programme with visits, visitors, after-school clubs and leadership opportunities
- Caring environment with skilled staff who support pupils' emotional well-being
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent monitoring of curriculum implementation in some subjects like religious education
- In some subjects, learning activities do not match curriculum ambition, causing pupils to lose focus
- Some staff need training to present information more clearly and efficiently across all subjects
- Below national Year 6 outcomes in reading and mathematics in 2023
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place to identify and support pupils who need help, and clear procedures that pupils understand and trust.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, breakfast club, visits, visitors, digital leaders, school council
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School continues to be a good school with a warm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and happy. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs, and provides high levels of support for their physical, learning and emotional health.
At a Glance
18.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 67% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 51% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.9
Avg class size
26.2
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Before and after school care
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wakefield
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is in Wakefield; for families living there:
- Wakefield's school travel policy: Home To School Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
308 pupils
315 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Pontefract
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Pontefract
Across Wakefield council
Places available
4,391
Applications
3,654
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wakefield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
92
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
31.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
338
Total Pupils
173
Boys
165
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
21.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,604
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,489
Per pupil
£1870k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
268
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Questions parents ask about Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
What are SATs results like at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Of the pupils at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 58% did so in maths.
What is Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Wakefield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Classes at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School average 27.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School has around 338 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School in 2024/25. 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Wakefield's coordinated admissions process, naming Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School?
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is at Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)