Crofton Junior School
Community primary school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
KS2 RWM expected
70%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
77%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
87%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.4%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.5%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
231 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first97 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Crofton Academy, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton AcademyAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 1,045 | Good, 2023 |
| Crofton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 233 | Good, 2024 |
| Enrich AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.5 mi | Alternative provision | 94 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Hammer Lane AcademyOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 28 | - |
| Sharlston Community SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Walton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 2.3 mi | Primary | 225 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | Secondary | 762 | Good, 2023 |
| Sandal Magna Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.3 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2022 |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.4 mi | Primary | 608 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Primary | 224 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2022 |
| Newlands Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 270 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| The Castle Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 2.5 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Outwood Academy FreestonAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Secondary | 993 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Normanton Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.8 mi | Primary | 357 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| King's Meadow AcademyAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 234 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Primary | 103 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.9 mi | Primary | 289 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.0 mi | Primary | 255 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Outwood Academy City FieldsAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 928 | Good, 2022 |
| Kettlethorpe High SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 1,616 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.0 mi | Primary | 314 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park HillAcademy sponsor led | 3.1 mi | Primary | 452 | Good, 2022 |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 203 | Good, 2023 |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceVoluntary controlled | 3.1 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillAcademy sponsor led | 3.2 mi | Primary | 251 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Altofts Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | - | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ivy Lane SchoolOther independent special | 3.2 mi | Special | 51 | - |
| South Hiendley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 184 | Good, 2022 |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 151 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 359 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 306 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Hendal Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 410 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Normanton Common Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 334 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 338 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell LaneAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 320 | Good, 2022 |
| Martin Frobisher Infant SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 158 | Good, 2022 |
| Meadowcroft SchoolOther independent special | 3.6 mi | Special | 128 | - |
| CAPA CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 3.7 mi | 16 plus | 502 | - |
| The Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 556 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupFurther education | 3.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldOther independent | 3.8 mi | Independent | 668 | - |
| Trinity Academy CathedralAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Secondary | 1,028 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Ackworth SchoolOther independent | 3.8 mi | Independent | 429 | - |
| Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)Special post 16 institution | 3.8 mi | Special | - | - |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Secondary | 1,470 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2022 |
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.9 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Oakfield Park SchoolCommunity special | 4.0 mi | Special | 176 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2020Last graded Good (Jul 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| West End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 296 | Good, 2023 |
| Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 225 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Summerfields Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 214 | Good, 2023 |
| Crigglestone Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.1 mi | Nursery | 95 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Outwood Academy HemsworthAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 1,101 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Parkside Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 225 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 162 | Good, 2022 |
| St Helen's CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2023 |
| Lift MeadsteadAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 215 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Newton Hill Community SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 338 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.3 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 119 | Good, 2022 |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 355 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2018) |
| Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.4 mi | Primary | 298 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Michael's CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.4 mi | Primary | 470 | Good, 2024 |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 387 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Grove Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 223 | Good, 2023 |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 601 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Kingsland Primary SchoolCommunity special | 4.6 mi | Special | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2018) |
| Lift ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| Rooks Nest AcademyAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 368 | Good, 2023 |
| Evolve AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Alternative provision | 44 | Good, 2024 |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 356 | Good, 2023 |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.7 mi | Primary | 205 | Good, 2024 |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Outwood Academy CarltonAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 1,109 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Ark The King's SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 1,041 | Good, 2022 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 438 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 456 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2019) |
| Horbury Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 435 | Good, 2022 |
| New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter | 4.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Horbury AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 1,070 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Outwood Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 5.0 mi | Secondary | 1,900 | Good, 2024 |
| Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsVoluntary aided | 5.0 mi | Primary | 267 | Good, 2022 |
| Pinderfields Hospital PRUPupil referral unit | 5.0 mi | Alternative provision | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Wrenthorpe AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 314 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2014, previous school) |
| Silcoates SchoolOther independent | 5.0 mi | Independent | 517 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Overall deprivation6
Income5
Employment6
Education and skills5
Health3
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services6
Living environment8
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 120
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