South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School, Pontefract

In its own words: "We are a two-form entry school with two classes of 30 in each year group, 60 in total. We have a 78-place school nursery on site which feeds into our school reception class. We offer 30 and flexible hours in addition to our 3 hour am and pm sessions."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School are South Kirkby Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 48% reading, 42% maths); Ark Northfield Primary School (0.7 miles, 88% reading, 83% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (1.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 83% maths); and Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource (1.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 58% maths).

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Moorthorpe Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mill Close (opposite), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 81 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).

In 2024/25, South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School issued 10 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.