Joseph Norton Academy

State-Funded School

joseph-norton-academy-kirklees-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

HD8 9JUPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Joseph Norton Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 62 pupils. Joseph Norton Academy is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 4.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.18

Ethnicity

White

82%

Black

Mixed

16%

Pupils

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 62
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.