South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School

Community school·Infant school Pontefract, Wakefield·WF9 3EA
School type
Infant school
Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 25/11/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School overview

South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School is a primary school serving Pontefract, Wakefield, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 202 pupils aged 3 to 7 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in November 2025.

The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

School profile

Pupils on roll 202 % FSM ever-6 37.9% % EAL 7.4% Age range 3–7 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby primary schools