Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School, Pontefract

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract WF8 2NJ

https://orchardhead.patrust.org.uk/

Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School is an academy. It has about 350 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Pontefract Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include De Lacy Primary School, Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Carleton Park Junior and Infant School, The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School and Larks Hill Junior and Infant School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		St Giles C of E Academy
0.9		Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.9		Cherry Tree Academy
0.9		Willow Green Academy
1.1		De Lacy Primary School
1.2		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.3		Airedale Infant School
1.3		Townville Academy
1.4		Simpson's Lane Academy
1.4		Airedale Junior School
1.5		The Vale Primary Academy
1.5		Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is roughly average.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is about average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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