Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Frances Golec
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 144573
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977702261
About this school
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School is a primary academy in Pontefract. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 103 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Featherstone Girnhill 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Featherstone Girnhill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 46.5% | 103 | — |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 46% | 7.7% | 45.8% | 314 | 0.3 miles |
| Featherstone Purston Infant School | — | 7.6% | 30.7% | 203 | 0.3 miles |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | 42% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 338 | 1.0 miles |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | 71% | 5% | 18.8% | 227 | 1.6 miles |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 40% | 9.1% | 46.4% | 105 | 1.8 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)
- 46.46%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 17.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Featherstone Purston Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School1.8 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 North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Primary
- Featherstone Purston Infant School Primary
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Featherstone Girnhill Infant School teach?
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Pontefract.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?
- The acting headteacher of Featherstone Girnhill Infant School is Mrs Frances Golec, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Featherstone Girnhill Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Girnhill 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 big is Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Featherstone Girnhill Infant School full?
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School has capacity for 135 pupils and 103 on roll (76%), 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 Featherstone Girnhill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Featherstone Girnhill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Featherstone Girnhill Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Featherstone Girnhill Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Featherstone Girnhill Infant School?
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Featherstone Girnhill Infant School's absence rate?
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Featherstone Girnhill 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 Girnhill 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 10 July 2026.