Skip to content
SchoolPatch
PrimaryState · Academy converter

Altofts Junior Academy

Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2NF ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025
Compare

At a glance

A state primary academy for ages 7–11 in Normanton. Ofsted inspection (July 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are around the England average (66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25).

Ages
7–11
Pupils
–
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Wakefield
Academy trust
WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Vickers
Opened
Apr 2026

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

Read reports
Graded inspection 8 Jul 2025Inspection of predecessor school

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (5 Feb 2020): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 86 pupils

Expected standard
66%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
8%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
104
Average scaled score
Maths score
105
Average scaled score
This school
66%
Wakefield
63%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 108208), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

Search for your address on the map to see straight-line distances to schools.

No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

Get Information about Schools

Pupils
–
Capacity
360
Girls / boys
–
Mixed
Altofts Junior Academy, Normanton · SchoolPatch