Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolFeatherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pontefract.
Summary of the comparison
Featherstone Purston Infant School and Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School are primary schools in Pontefract.
Featherstone Purston Infant School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Featherstone Purston Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Featherstone Purston Infant School was judged Good and Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (44.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PontefractFeatherstone Purston Infant School | PontefractFeatherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 109th of 111 in Wakefield | 80th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 203 | 343 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 315 | |
| Location | Pontefract, WF7 5HF | Pontefract, WF7 6LW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 42.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 203 | 343 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.7% | 23.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.9% | 7.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 23.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.5% | 11.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
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