Primary school

Crofton Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF4 1HJ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 47%47%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 11%11% · 2017/182018/19: top 16%2022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 43%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%7/10 Above−22.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4/10 Below−41.5 pts
Reading score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1055/10 Middle−50.1 pts
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.56/10 Middle−36.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 57% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 84% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 81% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 62% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 65% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 70% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 7% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 13% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 16% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 3% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 12% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 5% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 103 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 108 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 108 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 108 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108103No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Remains Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026231
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English3.8%
SEN support13.6%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

96.2% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 8
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 11.1 FTE · Whole workforce 23.9 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,611
Spend per pupil£6,522
Staff spend per pupil£4,837
Reserve per pupil£405
  • +£93,555revenue reserve
  • +£20,406in-year balance

Grants £6,048 · self-generated £562 · premises £370 per pupil