Featherstone Purston Infant School
Nunns Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr PHIL BARNETT
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 108200
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977704344
About this school
Featherstone Purston Infant School is a community primary school in Pontefract. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Purston Infant 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Featherstone Purston Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Featherstone Purston Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.6% | 30.7% | 203 | — |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 46% | 7.7% | 45.8% | 314 | 0.2 miles |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant School | — | 6.6% | 46.5% | 103 | 0.3 miles |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | 42% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 338 | 0.9 miles |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | 71% | 5% | 18.8% | 227 | 1.5 miles |
| Larks Hill Junior and Infant School | 97% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 203 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.72%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 22.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone Girnhill Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Pontefract
Other 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 St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Featherstone Purston Infant School teach?
- Featherstone Purston Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Pontefract.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Featherstone Purston Infant School?
- The acting headteacher of Featherstone Purston Infant School is Mr PHIL BARNETT, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Featherstone Purston Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Purston Infant 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 Featherstone Purston Infant School?
- Featherstone Purston Infant School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Featherstone Purston Infant School full?
- Featherstone Purston Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 203 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Featherstone Purston Infant School a faith school?
- No. Featherstone Purston Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Featherstone Purston Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Featherstone Purston Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Featherstone Purston Infant School's absence rate?
- Featherstone Purston Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Featherstone Purston Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Featherstone Purston Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 29 June 2026.