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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
England
WF82NJ

📞 phone: 01977 723495

👨‍🏫 executive headteacher: Mr Richard Grogan

🌍 web: orchardhead.patrust.org.uk

340 pupils mixed gender
315 pupils capacity: 108% full

171 boys 50%

169 girls 50%

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Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
139503
Education phase
Primary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
2094
Open date
1. April 2013
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 446407, Northing: 423454
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.705, Longitude: -1.2985
Accepting pupils
3—11 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
7. November 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley › Pontefract North
Free school meals %
19.80
Trust
PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10041012

School governors

  • Mr Tim Craven, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (17. May 2017—16. May 2025)
  • Mrs Amanda Small, Local Governor
    (19. March 2018—18. March 2026)
  • Mr Ian Shuttleworth, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—None)
  • Mr Richard Grogan, Local Governor
    (28. August 2023—None)
  • Lauren Crowcroft, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2028)
  • Samaak Khan, Local Governor
    (20. July 2021—19. July 2025)
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