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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 2HNHoly Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary

Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 2HN www.hfsm.bkcat.co.uk/

Pupils
196
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
35%
-10pp
73%54%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
42%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2535%0%58%23%54%0%54%4%81%42%104.0102.0101.021%196
2023/2445%0%72%21%66%0%59%21%76%69%104.0103.0105.018%195
2022/2360%10%67%30%63%17%73%20%83%70%104.0105.0104.0-3.60-2.60-2.3021%202
2018/1967%20%73%30%80%30%80%40%80%77%105.0108.0107.0+3.00+3.40+4.4028%202
2017/1873%7%73%27%83%27%90%20%83%83%104.0106.0108.0-0.70+2.30+1.90202
2016/1765%10%65%25%80%15%75%40%80%80%101.0104.0106.0-1.50+0.70+0.6026%195

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519623.321%11%28%8%25%
2023/2419526.418%10%30%8%26%
2022/2320227.321%12%34%7%25%
2021/2220020.222%16%30%8%27%
2020/2120824.824%16%29%
2018/1920224.028%19%25%6%17%
2017/1824.65%12%
2016/1719524.226%22%24%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.