Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Lee Brigg, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Welsh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Waterton Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 142359
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924967609
About this school
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Normanton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 13.3% | 151 | — |
| Martin Frobisher Infant School | — | 5.1% | 10.7% | 158 | 0.2 miles |
| Altofts Junior Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.3 miles |
| Normanton Junior Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 30.4% | 357 | 0.8 miles |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.4% | 289 | 0.9 miles |
| Newlands Primary School | 38% | 7% | 49.6% | 270 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.27%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Martin Frobisher Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Altofts Junior Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Normanton
-
Newlands Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Normanton
Other schools in Normanton
- Altofts Junior Academy 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 ages does Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Normanton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School is Mr Luke Welsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School?
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School full?
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 135 pupils and 151 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School 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.
- What is Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.