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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF9 2BPSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 2BP https://www.sjm.bkcat.co.uk/

Pupils
213
cap. 230
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
Admissions
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-2pp
81%68%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BP
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
2024/2555%0%59%17%72%0%83%21%69%66%103.0104.0103.021%213
2023/2457%0%67%20%80%0%73%17%77%80%105.0104.0106.016%207
2022/2357%0%63%13%87%0%73%17%90%77%102.0105.0106.0-2.60+0.50+0.4011%199
2018/1981%10%90%45%84%10%94%39%90%87%108.0107.0110.0+5.30+1.10+3.5012%233
2017/1867%10%81%19%81%14%90%19%90%86%104.0106.0107.0+0.80+1.30+2.8011%221
2016/1793%14%100%64%93%14%100%50%93%100%110.0110.0114.0+6.50+1.10+5.5014%211

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
2024/2521320.621%38%32%5%16%
2023/2420722.316%37%23%7%22%
2022/2319923.111%41%25%8%28%
2021/2220733.28%42%24%9%30%
2020/2121625.911%43%18%
2018/1923324.312%44%15%4%7%
2017/1822123.811%45%18%5%17%
2016/1721124.514%36%16%4%13%

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