Normanton Junior Academy

Normanton Junior Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a commitment to the academic and personal development of its pupils. The school fosters a positive learning environment where students display high levels of behavior and mutual respect, reflecting the ethos of 'together we learn'. With a range of extracurricular activities and strong support for students' wider development, the school has successfully cultivated a sense of safety and community among its pupils. Leaders prioritize effective reading programs and have introduced a well-structured curriculum that builds upon prior learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending and feel safe at school.
• The school has high expectations for learning and behavior.
• Strong emphasis on reading across the school.
• Well-selected curriculum that enhances pupils' experiences.
• Effective support systems for pupils with SEND.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities available to all pupils.
• Pupils display kindness and support for one another.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all leaders effectively check pupils' learning in foundation subjects.
• Some teachers do not adequately assess pupil understanding in mathematics.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Normanton Junior Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Normanton Junior Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Normanton Junior Academy had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.0% of pupils at Normanton Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Normanton Junior Academy received £6,620 and spent £6,248 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £310,000 (£865 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Waterton Academy Trust, income was £7,509 and spending £7,385 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Normanton · Wakefield local authority: places and applications

Normanton Junior Academy is part of Waterton Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Altofts Junior Academy Normanton
• Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Normanton
• Normanton Common Primary Academy Normanton
• Sharlston Community School Wakefield
• Crofton Infant School Wakefield
• Walton Primary Academy Wakefield
• Wrenthorpe Academy Wakefield
• King's Meadow Academy Pontefract
• Ackworth Mill Dam School Pontefract
• Cherry Tree Academy Pontefract

What is Normanton Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Normanton Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Normanton Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Normanton Junior Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Normanton Junior Academy have?

Normanton Junior Academy has 357 pupils on roll.

What age range does Normanton Junior Academy cover?

Normanton Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Normanton Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Normanton Junior Academy?

Normanton Junior Academy is at Church Lane, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1EY.