Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikkie Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 131
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 108195
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977798616
About this school
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Pontefract. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 31% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 38% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 38% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 97.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School compares
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School ranked 92nd of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 9.1% | 46.4% | 105 | — |
| Sharlston Community School | 64% | 5.9% | 34.7% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| Newlands Primary School | 38% | 7% | 49.6% | 270 | 1.2 miles |
| Normanton Junior Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 30.4% | 357 | 1.5 miles |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | 48% | 4.2% | 13.4% | 221 | 1.5 miles |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 289 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 3 October 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.43%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.09%
- Persistent absence
- 28.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharlston Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Newlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton Junior Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Normanton
Other schools in Pontefract
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School ranks 29th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Pontefract.
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Primary
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Primary
- Darrington Church of England Primary School Primary
- De Lacy Primary School Primary
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Primary
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Primary
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Primary
- Featherstone Purston Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Pontefract.
- Who is the headteacher of Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Nikkie Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School?
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School full?
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 131 pupils and 105 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School ranked 92nd of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 September 2026.