# Joseph Norton Academy

Joseph Norton Academy is a special school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 7 to 16.

It had 62 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E143227. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 7 to 16
- Pupils: 62
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 143227

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Joseph Norton Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Joseph Norton Academy was 3.9, against 46.0 in Kirklees and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90 | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.9 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 7 | – | – |

Joseph Norton Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Scissett Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scissett-middle-school-e143792): 280 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Scissett Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scissett-church-of-england-academy-e143232): 400 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [Skelmanthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skelmanthorpe-academy-e143230): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Kaye's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kayes-academy-e149046): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [St Aidan's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-e143228): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Denby Dale First and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denby-dale-first-and-nursery-school-e107688): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143227)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143227)

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