Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 139503
- Address
- Orchard Head Lane, WF8 2NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 358 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 91.1%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 88%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 4 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 12 22 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Part-time | 24 12 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 13 8 |
| Year 1 | 45 18 27 |
| Year 2 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 3 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 4 | 44 32 12 |
| Year 5 | 45 21 24 |
| Year 6 | 45 25 20 |