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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF5 0DQSt Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Wakefield · WF5 0DQ www.stig.bkcat.co.uk

Pupils
142
cap. 140
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Ignatius Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+23pp
86%66%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
21%
+10pp
21%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0DQ
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
2024/2579%21%79%50%86%21%86%21%93%79%107.0106.0108.021%142
2023/2456%11%78%22%83%22%61%11%89%89%105.0103.0105.019%128
2022/2345%0%65%35%75%10%70%5%85%65%106.0103.0104.0+1.70+0.60-0.9023%148
2018/1986%14%95%29%86%19%95%33%90%95%107.0107.0109.0+2.30+0.20+1.5011%151
2017/1875%5%80%40%80%15%80%15%90%75%107.0105.0105.0+2.80+1.00+0.9011%154
2016/1775%10%75%25%80%15%95%20%90%85%105.0105.0107.0+0.50+0.20+0.3010%160

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
2024/2514221.821%11%12%3%4%
2023/2412817.119%9%10%4%7%
2022/2314818.623%7%15%4%8%
2021/2215127.111%4%14%6%13%
2020/2115217.810%5%12%
2018/1915120.211%6%14%4%8%
2017/1815420.111%4%11%4%6%
2016/1716022.510%5%13%3%3%

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