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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF8 4AASt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 4AA www.stjosephspontefract.co.uk/

Pupils
227
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+4pp
87%70%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
23%15%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA
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
2024/2577%10%90%33%90%13%83%33%93%90%106.0106.0105.019%227
2023/2473%7%77%17%90%10%87%23%97%77%104.0105.0104.017%237
2022/2352%6%68%39%74%10%61%16%71%71%105.0102.0104.0-0.70-1.00-2.8020%239
2018/1987%23%93%57%93%33%93%40%97%93%111.0108.0111.0+4.70+2.00+2.0011%250
2017/1884%16%90%32%94%29%94%32%97%90%108.0108.0109.0+2.10+2.50+3.2011%248
2016/1773%7%83%33%90%30%90%20%93%90%107.0106.0109.0+3.30+3.30+2.1012%260

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
2024/2522724.019%21%10%5%11%
2023/2423724.917%21%10%4%8%
2022/2323924.820%23%11%4%8%
2021/2224521.611%20%11%5%10%
2020/2123325.214%18%11%
2018/1925027.311%21%6%3%6%
2017/1824833.411%19%7%3%4%
2016/1726025.312%13%9%3%5%

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