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Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

Primary Academy school in Pontefract WF8 4RJ

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  • School Reference Number: 139499
  • Address: Larks Hill, Pontefract WF8 4RJ
  • Headteacher: Mrs Kara Adams
  • Telephone: 01977 722845
  • Website: larkshill.patrust.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Pontefract Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Wakefield
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 07/07/2015

Rating published on 10/09/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
25 June 2019 17 July 2019 Short inspection
7 July 2015 10 September 2015 Full inspection Good
17 March 2014 27 March 2014 Curriculum and development visit
4 April 2013 5 April 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139499
Local Authority Code384
Local Authority NameWakefield
Establishment Number2115
School / College NameLarks Hill Junior and Infant School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils208
Number of Boys117
Number of Girls91
Percentage Free School Meals6.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4223
Academy trust or TrustPONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorPontefract Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10040976
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetLarks Hill
Locality
Address3
TownPontefract
County (name)West Yorkshire
PostcodeWF8 4RJ
Websitewww.larkshill.patrust.org.uk/
Telephone01977722845
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameKara
Headteacher/Principal last nameAdams
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000036
DistrictWakefield
Ward CodeE05001456
WardPontefract South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001428
Parliamentary ConstituencyPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE08000036
Easting444985
Northing420811
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wakefield 023
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wakefield 023C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN63163534
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002460
LSOA CodeE01011847
Free School Meals13
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139499
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139499
LAESTAB3842115
School nameLarks Hill Junior and Infant School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityWakefield
Parliamentary constituencyPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Multi-academy trust UID4223
Multi-academy trust namePontefract Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID4222
Academy sponsor namePontefract Academies Trust
PostcodeWF8 4RJ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils208
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10088984
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139499
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3842115
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionLarks Hill Junior and Infant School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection25/06/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date16/07/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS461892
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date07/07/2015
Publication date10/09/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139499
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3842115
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLarks Hill Junior and Infant School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS377711
Previous inspection start date10/05/2012
Previous publication date31/05/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection108188
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3842115
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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