Normanton Junior Academy | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

359

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

359

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

359

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWakefield

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Normanton Junior Academy · Primary · Wakefield

Part ofWATERTON ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

83%

+24pp

83%69%55%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

10%

+5pp

14%10%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

46%

Writing expected standard

90%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

26%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

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

359

Pupil : teacher ratio

25.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY

Local authority

Wakefield

Website

https://www.normantonjunioracademy.org/

Telephone

01924967613

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	83%	10%	90%	46%	90%	15%	89%	37%	88%	78%	107.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	18%	359
2023/24	59%	5%	63%	16%	77%	14%	70%	17%	76%	70%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	17%	352
2022/23	72%	8%	77%	26%	84%	23%	84%	31%	80%	72%	105.0	106.0	104.0	-2.30	+1.40	-0.20	18%	351
2018/19	58%	8%	61%	24%	83%	14%	73%	20%	78%	70%	103.0	103.0	104.0	-4.70	-2.60	-4.30	15%	347
2017/18	55%	14%	70%	23%	81%	23%	67%	17%	78%	72%	104.0	102.0	105.0	-3.50	-1.70	-4.30	—	317
2016/17	59%	4%	64%	17%	86%	9%	74%	16%	78%	78%	102.0	103.0	105.0	-4.00	-1.40	-2.40	18%	312

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	359	25.5	18%	13%	30%	4%	11%
2023/24	352	25.3	17%	10%	30%	5%	13%
2022/23	351	28.3	18%	8%	28%	5%	12%
2021/22	348	26.8	20%	8%	27%	5%	12%
2020/21	343	23.8	19%	7%	28%	—	—
2018/19	347	23.8	15%	10%	24%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	20.3	—	—	—	4%	11%
2016/17	312	—	18%	9%	27%	5%	12%