# Normanton Junior Academy

Normanton 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.

Primary school. Code E141878. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 357
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 141878

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 4 July 2023
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, 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

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

- [Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-all-saints-cofe-infant-school-e108259): 270 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- [Outwood Academy Freeston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-freeston-e145937): 470 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-primary-school-e133318): 600 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-e138958): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Altofts Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altofts-junior-academy-e152435): 850 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-brigg-infant-and-nursery-school-e142359): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met

## 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/141878)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141878)

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