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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 May 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry65 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
- 2025 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
- 2024 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2022 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2021 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2020 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2019 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2018 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2017 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2016 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2015 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2014 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
- This school
- Wakefield median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 27 | 65 | 2.4 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | 71 | 2.6 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 58 | 2.8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 24 | 52 | 2.2 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 24 | 49 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2017 | 29 | 58 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 27 | 53 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 62% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Wakefield median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 48% | 3% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 7% | 104 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 7% | 107 | 105 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place
- 0.6 km · WakefieldRemains Good202383%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · WakefieldRemains Good20242.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade2025
- 1.7 km · Wakefield20262.2applications per place
- 1.9 km · WakefieldGood20222.0applications per place
- 2.5 km · Wakefield20261.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 138958 · 384/3330
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 221 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2012
- Replaced
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (URN 108263)
- Address
- Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources