Normanton Altofts Junior School
Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Altofts Junior Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Vickers
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 108208
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
About this school
Normanton Altofts Junior School was a community primary school in Normanton. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 317 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Normanton Altofts Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 88 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 68% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Normanton Altofts Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 339 |
| 2024/25 | 333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Normanton Altofts Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.4% | 18.3% | 317 | — |
| Altofts Junior Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 13.3% | 151 | 0.3 miles |
| Martin Frobisher Infant School | — | 5.1% | 10.7% | 158 | 0.4 miles |
| Normanton Junior Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 30.4% | 357 | 0.5 miles |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.32%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Altofts Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Martin Frobisher Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Normanton
Other schools in Normanton
- Altofts Junior Academy Primary
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Martin Frobisher Infant School Primary
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Primary
- Normanton Common Primary Academy Primary
- Normanton Junior Academy Primary
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary
- Outwood Academy Freeston Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Normanton Altofts Junior School teach?
- Normanton Altofts Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Normanton.
- Has Normanton Altofts Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Normanton Altofts Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Normanton Altofts Junior School?
- Normanton Altofts Junior School had 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Normanton Altofts Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Normanton Altofts Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Normanton Altofts Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.