Normanton Junior Academy
Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Welsh
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Waterton Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 141878
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924967613
About this school
Normanton Junior Academy is a primary academy in Normanton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 87 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 59% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 63% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 70% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Junior Academy 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 | 72% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Normanton Junior Academy compares
Normanton Junior Academy ranked 19th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.3% | 30.4% | 357 | — |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 289 | 0.2 miles |
| Newlands Primary School | 38% | 7% | 49.6% | 270 | 0.4 miles |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | 48% | 4.2% | 13.4% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Altofts Junior Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 13.3% | 151 | 0.8 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)
- 30.36%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 11.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Newlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Altofts Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School0.8 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
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary
- Outwood Academy Freeston Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Normanton Junior Academy teach?
- Normanton Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Normanton.
- Who is the headteacher of Normanton Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Normanton Junior Academy is Mr Luke Welsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Normanton Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Normanton Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Normanton Junior Academy?
- Normanton Junior Academy has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Normanton Junior Academy full?
- Normanton Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 357 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Normanton Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Normanton Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Normanton Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Normanton Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Normanton Junior Academy?
- Normanton Junior Academy is part of WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Normanton Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Normanton Junior Academy rank locally?
- Normanton Junior Academy ranked 19th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Normanton Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Normanton Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Normanton Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Normanton Junior Academy'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 2 July 2026.