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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF6 2HZSt. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Primary

St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Normanton · WF6 2HZ www.sjb.bkcat.co.uk

Pupils
227
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
-12pp
60%54%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
103.0
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
227
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ
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
2024/2548%3%76%21%72%7%62%10%79%62%103.0102.0101.016%227
2023/2460%7%67%27%70%7%70%20%73%67%104.0103.0104.017%232
2022/2357%7%73%37%73%10%77%27%83%73%107.0105.0105.0+0.20-1.80-0.5015%229
2018/1957%0%70%23%83%27%73%3%83%67%104.0102.0105.0+1.00+2.10-1.8014%255
2017/1853%10%67%17%77%17%60%13%77%70%103.0102.0104.0-0.50+1.00-1.0020%245
2016/1763%7%70%13%73%13%67%13%83%73%104.0102.0105.0-2.60-2.70-4.0016%245

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
2024/2522724.716%23%13%4%9%
2023/2423227.417%23%15%6%15%
2022/2322925.515%21%13%4%6%
2021/2221823.916%19%11%6%13%
2020/2123222.019%16%8%
2018/1925523.314%13%11%4%8%
2017/1824528.420%12%14%5%11%
2016/1724520.516%7%14%5%11%

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