Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

URN: 139503 • Pontefract WF8 2NJ

Overview

Name: Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
URN: 139503
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Status: Open
Gender: Mixed
Religious: Does not apply
Admissions: Not applicable
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Private: No
Ofsted rating: Good
Ranking score: 58.2 / 100

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Leadership & Contact

Headteacher: Richard Grogan (since 2025) , Executive Headteacher
Telephone: 01977723495
Website: Visit
Address: Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract WF8 2NJ

Summary

Useful links

https://orchardhead.patrust.org.uk (other)

Nearby alternatives

Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary School (71.9)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (70.2)
Grove Lea Primary School (69.3)
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (65.4)
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (63.9)

Key details

LA: Wakefield
Age range: 3 - 11
Boarders: No boarders
Sixth form: Does not have a sixth form
Trust: PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST

Capacity: 315
Pupils: 358
Boys: 184
Girls: 174
FSM %: 20.30

Open date: 2013-04-01
Close date
Last Ofsted: 2019-11-08
Next inspection
Data snapshot: 2025-07-14
County: West Yorkshire

Trends

Date	Pupils	Boys	Girls	Capacity	FSM%
2025-07-14	358	184	174	315	20.30
2024-09-11	340	171	169	315	19.80
2023-09-11	354	186	168	315	21.00
2022-09-11	354	186	168	315	21.00
2021-09-11	343	184	159	315	21.30
2020-09-11	363	193	170	315	15.10

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