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Crofton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield WF4 1NF · croftonacademy.org.uk · 01924 862985
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,045
- 100% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 201 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 193 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 199 | 186 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 196 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 205 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.5, and 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 27.7 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 56.8 | +12.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 3.4 | +2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Crofton Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 89
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (33%) with SEND