Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
On behalf of the staff, children, parents and governors we warmly welcome you to Girnhill Infant School. At Girnhill Infant School leaders are passionate that our children get the best opportunities. We believe in giving our children a curriculum that is engaging with enriching activities that foster a love of learning to enable children to succeed in life.
We provide a warm, friendly, caring, nurturing learning environment where our children are at the centre of all we do. Our core values permeate every aspect of our school life and everyone in our school community embraces them.
From the very start of their education our children are encouraged, supported and challenged to be the best they can be; with opportunities presented to them throughout their learning journey to ignite their curiosity. Our doors are open!
Our school community are invited to join us at annual events, such as our Christmas and Summer Fayre, Workshops, Craft Mornings, Stay and Reads and many many more. We work hard to advertise these widely across all of our platforms. Families are always welcome to drop in, we welcome past pupils returning to share their journeys with us
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Extra Curricular
Key facts
- URN
- 144573
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Mason | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirsty Beaton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Dixon-Child | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Fran Golec | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally Henshall | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Karina Carr | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Hinson Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Mason Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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