School profile
Altofts Junior Academy
Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2NF
Overview
Altofts Junior Academy is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Normanton, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 7–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- School capacity
- 360
- URN
- 152435
Admissions
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Academy trust or group
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.
Previous school performance
These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard | 66% |
| Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard | 8% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025 · Published 18 September 2025
Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Normanton Altofts Junior School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 5 February 2020 · Published 12 March 2020
Outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Normanton Altofts Junior School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.
Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2NF
- Local authority
- Wakefield
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