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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

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Ofsted Overall Rating:Good(2019)
KS2 Primary Results Ranking:#491 Ranked of 15,074 Primary Schools in England (top 3%)How?
Local Ranking:#15 Ranked out of 94 Primary Schools in Wakefield (top 16%)
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Best School in KS2 Results in Wakefield: Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (2024)
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School Details

School Details

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Age Range3-11
GenderMixed
Coeducational Sixth FormYes
Has NurseryYes
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
PrincipalMr Richard Grogan
AddressOrchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ
Phone Number01977723495
Websitehttps://orchardhead.patrust.org.uk
Academy SponsorPONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Local AuthorityWakefield
Unique Reference Number139503

Pupils Data

Pupil Summary

Total Pupils358(114% capacity)
Age Range3-11
GenderMixed
Boy/Girl Ratio
48.6% Girls
51.4% Boys
Eligible for Free School Meals63 pupils (17.6%)
First Language is Not English21 pupils(5.9%)

Pupil Ethnicities

White, British
91.1%
White, Other
2.8%
Black, African
1.4%
Mixed, White & Asian
1.1%
Mixed, White & Black Caribbean
0.8%
Mixed, Other
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%

Ofsted Inspections

Latest Inspection

Ofsted Overall Rating:
Good
Inspection Date:11/7/2019
All Inspections:View on Ofsted Website

Category Judgements

The quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Primary Results

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Admissions

53.8% Oversubscribed

65% of applicants who put this school as their first choice primary school received an offer.

99% of applications which included this school had preferences listed on the Common Application Form.

On Time Applications

Total Applications120
As first preference60
As second preference24
As third preference17
From another local authority1

Offers Made on National Offer Day

Total Offers42
To first preference39
To second preference2
To third preference0
To any preference42
To another local authority0

Parent Reviews

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