Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Pontefract for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 155 schools in Wakefield. It ranks 21st of 33 primary schools in Pontefract. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2014, report published 8 April 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 November 2023
North Featherstone Junior and Infant School is a warm and welcoming school. The school's values of 'Respect, Resilience, Aspiration, Success' sum up the school's ethos well. Staff care deeply about their pupils and families. The school provides high levels of support for pupils with physical, learning or emotional health needs. This has created a caring and nurturing environment that runs throughout the school. Pupils enjoy attending school. They talk positively about the support that they receive from adults. Pupils feel safe and happy. They generally behave well in lessons and at playtimes. Pupils are polite and respectful. All staff and pupils understand the behaviour policy well. Bullying is extremely rare. Pupils know who to talk to if it does happen. They are clear that adults will act quickly to sort any concerns. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). As a result, pupils thrive in this inclusive and vibrant school.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school does not ensure that learning activities match the ambition of the curriculum. In these subjects, pupils lose focus in lessons and do not achieve well. The school should provide the training and support some staff need to present information clearly and efficiently in all subjects.
- In some subjects, the school does not monitor the implementation of the sequenced curriculum with enough rigour. As a result, some pupils do not build their knowledge over time as well as they could. The school needs to ensure that the curriculum is consistently embedded across the school so that pupils learn more and remember more.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
338 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 46% met the expected standard |
| Featherstone Purston Infant School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 93% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Roter
- Phone
- 01977799888
- Address
- Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- URN
- 108206
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.