Normanton Junior Academy
Primary schoolNormanton Junior Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 357 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 July 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Normanton Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- 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.
- 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
In a straight line- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade270 m
- Outwood Academy FreestonSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional)470 m
- Newlands Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Altofts Junior AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed850 m
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).