Ash Grove Junior and Infant School

URN: 130858
Phase: Primary
Status: Closed

School overview

School name: Ash Grove Junior and Infant School
URN: 130858
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 3-11
Status: Closed

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Crime & Safety

Safety score: Below Average
National comparison: Higher crime than average
Crime trend: Stable trend
Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2018/19.

Academic year: Academic year
2018/19
Published admission number (PAN): Published admission number (PAN)
42
Places offered by the school
Applications received: Applications received
68
Times listed as any preference
Offers made: Offers made
42
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio: Oversubscription ratio
1.62×
Applications per place
Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority: Wakefield
Admissions portal: Sheffield admissions
Application deadline: 15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

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Location

WF9 2TF - Ash Grove, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address: Ash Grove, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF9 2TF
Phone: -
Website: -

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Administrative details

Local authority name: Wakefield
Local authority code: 384

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 367 schools in Wakefield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

367

Open schools

158

Closed schools

209

Primary schools

253

Data quality

Last updated: 14 June 2026
Last imported: 14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

School name	Distance	Phase	Status
Ash Grove Primary Academy	27 m	Primary	Open
Ash Grove First School	68 m	Primary	Closed
Minsthorpe Community College	447 m	Secondary	Open
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College	447 m	Secondary	Closed
Carlton First School	640 m	Primary	Closed
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School	753 m	Primary	Open
Moorthorpe First School	1.0 km	Primary	Closed
Moorthorpe Middle School	1.0 km	Middle deemed secondary	Closed
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource	1.0 km	Primary	Open
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe	1.1 km	Primary	Closed