Crofton Infant School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Wakefield, WF4 1NG
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Crofton Junior School
Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ
Local ranking77th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
240
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 4 July 2023.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 70.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 5.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 87.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 235
- Boys
- 118 (51%)
- Girls
- 113 (49%)
- Capacity
- 240 (96% full)
- SEND
- 17.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.1%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,116/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.7%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
92.7%
White British
2.1%
White Other
1.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Slack Lane
Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 108141
- UKPRN
- 10079875
- Establishment No.
- 2039
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