Schools in Normanton
Normanton has 9 schools — 8 primaries and 1 secondary — co-ordinated by Wakefield Council. Five of the nine schools are at or above published capacity, indicating significant demand pressure across the area. Two schools have a religious character, and five operate as academies with independently set admissions policies.
Wakefield Council publishes its co-ordinated admissions scheme and catchment information annually. With over half of Normanton's schools at capacity, parents should apply by the national deadlines and list multiple schools in realistic order of preference. The secondary school, acting as an academy, sets its own oversubscription criteria independently of the council's standard framework.
Primary schools in Normanton: 5 oversubscribed (8)
Martin Frobisher Infant School
Primary · Community school
Normanton · WF6 2NU
Normanton Altofts Junior School
Primary · Community school
Normanton · WF6 2NF
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Normanton · WF6 1NR
Newlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Normanton · WF6 1BB
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Normanton · WF6 2HZ
Normanton Common Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Normanton · WF6 1QU
Normanton Junior Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Normanton · WF6 1EY
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Normanton · WF6 2LN
Secondary Schools in Normanton (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Normanton are set by Wakefield and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.