Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Pontefract

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the curriculum and how it is taught."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders place a clear emphasis on inclusion and ensure that vulnerable pupils are identified early."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have set a clear strategic direction for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide clear direction for personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not secure the foundational knowledge they need in reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not attend school regularly, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders prioritise giving children a safe and positive start in the early years."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should address existing gaps in foundational knowledge, particularly in spelling, grammar, handwriting and mathematical fluency. These gaps limit pupils' ability to access future learning. Leaders should also prevent new gaps from developing by securing a clear and systematic approach. Teaching should build knowledge in small, well-sequenced steps and checks for pupils' understanding should be frequent to identify any potential gaps early and provide timely support so pupils keep up and achieve well"; "Leaders should strengthen their strategic approach to attendance by addressing barriers and securing sustained improvements in pupils attending regularly and on time. While current strategies have a short-term impact, leaders should develop a more consistent and long-term approach to build a shared understanding of the value of education and the importance of regular attendance"; "Leaders should ensure that the early years curriculum clearly identifies the precise knowledge children need to learn across their time in the early years foundation stage. They should also ensure that opportunities for learning are well designed to support children's next steps so they can make strong and consistent progress"; "Leaders should continue their work to refine the remaining subjects within the wider curriculum by clearly identifying which is the essential knowledge in each subject and sequencing it carefully. This will help pupils build on prior learning, deepen their understanding over time and show what they know clearly in their work and discussions".

The school runs a breakfast club, from £2.00 per session.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 38% in reading and 38% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School are Sharlston Community School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 77% maths); Newlands Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 49% reading, 54% maths); Normanton Junior Academy (1.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 89% maths); and St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 62% maths).

Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 40 pupils (38.1%) received SEN support and 10 (9.5%) 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.

Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 5 pupils on roll.

Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Streethouse Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Streethouse School (at), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).

In 2024/25, Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School issued 7 suspensions, 6.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School are Outwood Academy Freeston (1.3 miles) and Crofton Academy (1.7 miles).