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Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Pontefract, WF7 5JB

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Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 May 2019

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils103
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Frances Golec
TrustINSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityWakefield
Opened01 Jul 2017
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 144573.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils103
Girls55
Boys48
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.30.1%
First language not English13.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.135
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.86
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.36.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.24
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size15.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
80.6%
Other White
8.7%
Other Black
2.9%
White and Asian
1.9%
Other mixed
1.9%
Other Asian
1.9%
Gypsy/Roma
1%
African
1%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher11.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.6.8
Teachers (FTE)8.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.53
Support staff (FTE)8.88
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.2
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.23
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.45
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.22
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.22
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWakefieldEngland
Overall absence6.9%, worse than England, worse than Wakefield5.2%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.17.9%, worse than England, worse than Wakefield13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.3%, worse than England, worse than Wakefield1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate11.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryFeatherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Requires improvement
0.3 miPrimaryFeatherstone Purston Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryThe Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimaryFeatherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.6 miPrimaryFeatherstone All Saints CofE AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miSecondarySt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimaryStreethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.9 miPrimaryArk Larks Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

What is Featherstone Girnhill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Featherstone Girnhill Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 8 May 2019.

How hard is it to get into Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Featherstone Girnhill Infant School made 23 offers from 45 applications (2 per offer), and 22 of 22 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?

Featherstone Girnhill Infant School has 103 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?

Featherstone Girnhill Infant School had 135 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?

At Featherstone Girnhill Infant School, the average class had 15.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 11.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Featherstone Girnhill Infant School missed 6.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 17.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.