Crofton Infant School
High Street, Wakefield, WF4 1NG
188 pupils · 73% of 258 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 46 | 85 | 47 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 44 | 91 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 51 | 93 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 41 | 64 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 44 | 68 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 49 | 76 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 57 | 101 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 48 | 46 | 71 | 48 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crofton Junior School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sharlston Community School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Walton Primary Academy 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.