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Crofton Junior School

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF4 1HJ www.croftonjuniorschool.org

Pupils
235
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Crofton Junior School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
+5pp
84%73%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
5%
-7pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
235
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%5%82%27%87%5%77%25%88%82%105.0105.0105.017%235
2023/2465%12%77%30%82%14%77%30%88%75%106.0106.0106.018%235
2022/2362%3%75%27%77%7%67%15%80%77%105.0103.0105.0-2.80-1.60-3.8019%228
2018/1981%16%86%43%88%26%88%38%86%91%108.0108.0113.0+1.60-0.30+0.5013%236
2017/1884%13%93%38%85%21%89%33%89%95%108.0107.0111.0+1.60-0.20+1.5010%237
2016/1757%7%68%22%73%13%83%15%83%78%103.0105.0105.0-1.40-1.70-0.3014%235

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523518.017%4%25%5%12%
2023/2423522.418%2%26%5%10%
2022/2322821.819%1%25%5%11%
2021/2222221.220%1%17%6%20%
2020/2123523.217%1%15%
2018/1923623.713%1%13%4%6%
2017/1823723.810%1%14%4%7%
2016/1723522.314%1%16%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.