South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Common Road, Pontefract, WF9 3EA
208 pupils · 81% of 258 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 2 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 47 | 73 | 47 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 46 | 72 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 38 | 81 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 46 | 59 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 36 | 48 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 37 | 42 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 47 | 58 | 48 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 26 | 32 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- South Kirkby Academy 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northfield Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grove Lea Primary School 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.