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Normanton Altofts Junior School

Community school · Normanton · WF6 2NF

Ages 7–11 · 317 pupils · Wakefield

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KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.8%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.5%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
359

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

317 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
317
Boys / girls
171 / 146
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
317 / 360 (88%)
Free school meals
18%
FSM pupils
57
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Vickers

Location

Address
Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts
Postcode
WF6 2NF
Town
Normanton
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Normanton, Wakefield, 317 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18%.

Open schools in Normanton
9
Primary schools in Normanton
8
Academies among open schools in Normanton
67% (6)
Open schools in WF6
9
Primary in WF6
8
Open schools in Wakefield LA
158
Primary in Wakefield LA
113

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NormantonNear WF6

  • Altofts Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 2NF · Wakefield

    Ages 7–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 2NU · Wakefield

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM10.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Normanton Junior Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 1EY · Wakefield

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM28.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • Newlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 1BB · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM49.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • Normanton Common Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 1QU · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.5%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Vickers
Website
www.altoftsjuniorschool.co.uk

Official links