Welcome from our Headteacher.

Welcome to Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School
All staff at Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School strive to ensure that our pupils are provided with a safe and caring school environment, which enables them to be happy, confident and to enjoy the most formative years of their lives.
We want them to be supported and challenged in equal measure, so they achieve their goals and realise their undoubted potential, both inside and outside the classroom.
At Halfpenny Lane, we have high ambitions and expectations of all our pupils and encourage them to work hard, be committed, conduct themselves well and treat fellow members of our community with respect and humility.
I am grateful for the trust that parents place in us. The power of having a strong school/home partnership should never be underestimated. In return, we aim to provide the highest quality educational experience we can, aspiring towards a culture of achievement for all.
The school’s broad and well sequenced curriculum model encourages pupils to excel in one or more areas and to grow in confidence and develop new skills. Our approach seeks to identify and maximise the strengths of every individual and to help all pupils to overcome any obstacles to their success. At the end of their career at Halfpenny Lane School, we hope our pupils have developed a real and genuine passion for learning, whilst experiencing lots of fun and enjoyable experiences along the way.
At Halfpenny Lane School, the learning that takes place in the classroom is the cornerstone of the school's success. An extremely dedicated team of well qualified, skilled teachers and support staff provide quality learning and teaching for the pupils, and the training and support we provide all our staff with, helps to maintain and develop further the quality of both the academic and pastoral provision.
Our pupils are enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious to succeed and maintain positive standards of behaviour and engagement, in line with our expectations of them. They are regularly reminded about the importance associated with presenting smartly in their school uniforms and being proud of the school they attend.
All members of staff are continually working in partnership with the pupils, to ensure they can self-regulate as much as possible and are demonstrating politeness and good manners across all aspects of their schooling.
We believe that the education which pupils receive at Halfpenny Lane School will enable your children to become successful, responsible and well-rounded citizens of the future.
Mr I Shuttleworth
Headteacher
A day in the life of Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School.
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News.
Plans revealed for Carleton High School’s rebuild under the government’s flagship School Rebuilding Programme
Carleton High School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has today, Thursday 22nd December revealed the plans for the replacement of its school’s multiple teaching blocks with an entirely new 3-story… Read more
Pontefract Academies Trust Choir Debut Performance
On Saturday 17th December, our fabulous Pontefract Academies Trust choir put on their first-ever performance at Wakefield Cathedral with the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir. A big thank you to the students… Read more
Pupils Helped Judge the Annual Christmas Display Competition in Pontefract
Chosen by 13 pupils from across six primary schools, Cartner’s No.5 new bar on Shoemarket in the town has scooped first place. More than 50 businesses entered the competition and… Read more