Normanton Junior Academy

State-Funded School

normanton-junior-academy-wakefield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Normanton and HemsworthConstituency

WF6 1EYPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Normanton Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 357 pupils. Normanton Junior Academy is part of Waterton Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

357

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 357
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Waterton Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023. 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
30 Apr 2018	Outstanding	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.