Newlands Primary SchoolSt. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Normanton.

Summary of the comparison

Newlands Primary School and St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Normanton.

  • Newlands Primary School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newlands Primary School was judged in need of attention and St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Newlands Primary School and 48.0% for St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Newlands Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newlands Primary School versus St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NormantonNewlands Primary SchoolNormantonSt. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF29/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking98th of 111 in Wakefield 55th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll297 227
Capacity315 210
LocationNormanton, WF6 1BB Normanton, WF6 2HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 48.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census297 227
Free school meals (ever 6)49.6% 13.4%
English as an additional language17.8% 23.3%
SEN support18.2% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan13.8% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.6% 8.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Newlands Primary School

St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

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