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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ

Local ranking30th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
89.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
26.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
96.0%
Writing (Expected)
89.0%
Maths (Expected)
96.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
89.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
112.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
112.0
Cohort Size
46

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
358
Boys
184 (51%)
Girls
174 (49%)
Capacity
315 (114% full)
SEND
17.9%
FSM Eligible
20.4%
EAL
5.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.4
Budget per Pupil
£5,584/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.8%
  • White Other: 2.8%
  • Black African: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%

91.8%

White British

2.8%

White Other

1.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Orchard Head Lane

Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
139503
UKPRN
10041012
Establishment No.
2094
Trust
PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST

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