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Crofton Junior School

Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance96.5%
Attainment70% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils231

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Still judged Good — latest visit found the school improving.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WF4. Where we have them, council (Wakefield) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
231
Free school meals
25.5%
2.7% above district average (22.8%)

Also: Wakefield 24.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
17%
2.2% below district average (19.2%)

Also: Wakefield 18.9% · England 18.2%

EAL
3.8%
0.3% below district average (4.1%)
Attendance
96.5%
0.9% above district average (95.6%)

Also: Wakefield 94.8% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
7%
Attainment
70% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WF4 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.9%
  • 2021/2293.4%
  • 2022/2395.2%
  • 2023/2495.8%
  • 2024/2595.6%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2362%
  • 2023/2465%
  • 2024/2570%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
240
Pupils on roll
231

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Wakefield page.

SEN support

SEN %
17%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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