South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Common Road, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs DANIELLE EDWARDS
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 130864
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977651918
About this school
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Pontefract. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 208 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How South Kirkby Common Road 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.5% | 37.9% | 208 | — |
| South Kirkby Academy | 32% | 6.3% | 49% | 186 | 0.1 miles |
| Northfield Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 25.8% | 348 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe | 55% | 5.5% | 32.3% | 204 | 1.4 miles |
| Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource | 35% | 5.7% | 45.5% | 216 | 1.4 miles |
| Grove Lea Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 20.6% | 244 | 1.7 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 report25 November 2025
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.93%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 30.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Kirkby Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Northfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe1.4 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource1.4 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Grove Lea Primary School1.7 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 Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School teach?
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Pontefract.
- Who is the headteacher of South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School is Mrs DANIELLE EDWARDS, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Kirkby Common Road 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 big is South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School?
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School full?
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 258 pupils and 208 on roll (81%), 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 South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery 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 South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery 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 30 June 2026.