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Crofton Infant School

Primary Academy school in Wakefield WF4 1NG

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  • School Reference Number: 142493
  • Address: High Street, Crofton, Wakefield WF4 1NG
  • Headteacher: Clare Holloway
  • Telephone: 01924 967606
  • Website: croftoninfants.org
  • Managing Organisation: Waterton Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 258
  • Local Education Authority: Wakefield
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 7
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: December 2015* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 29/02/2012

Rating published on 22/03/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision:

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
30 April 2024 10 June 2024 School inspection
13 November 2018 17 December 2018 Short inspection
8 December 2015 8 December 2015 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number142493
Local Authority Code384
Local Authority NameWakefield
Establishment Number2040
School / College NameCrofton Infant School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-12-2015
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High7
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity258
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils201
Number of Boys95
Number of Girls106
Percentage Free School Meals13.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5228
Academy trust or TrustWATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorWaterton Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10054970
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date09-12-2024
StreetHigh Street
LocalityCrofton
Address3
TownWakefield
County (name)West Yorkshire
PostcodeWF4 1NG
Websitehttps://croftoninfants.org/
Telephone01924967606
Headteacher/Principal title
Headteacher/Principal first nameClare
Headteacher/Principal last nameHolloway
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000036
DistrictWakefield
Ward CodeE05001448
WardCrofton, Ryhill and Walton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001383
Parliamentary ConstituencyNormanton and Hemsworth
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE08000036
Easting437966
Northing417811
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wakefield 032
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wakefield 032A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN63163543
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002469
LSOA CodeE01011765
Free School Meals22
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142493
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142493
LAESTAB3842040
School nameCrofton Infant School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/12/2015
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityWakefield
Parliamentary constituencyNormanton and Hemsworth
Multi-academy trust UID5228
Multi-academy trust nameWaterton Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID5588
Academy sponsor nameWaterton Academy Trust
PostcodeWF4 1NG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils201
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age7
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10297428
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection142493
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3842040
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionCrofton Infant School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection01/05/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date09/06/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS377705
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date29/02/2012
Publication date22/03/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection108142
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3842040
School name at time of latest graded inspectionCrofton Infant School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provision
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS324713
Previous inspection start date12/05/2009
Previous publication date10/06/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection108142
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3842040
School name at time of previous graded inspectionCrofton Infant School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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