Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024
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
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 10% | 90% | 33% | 90% | 13% | 83% | 33% | 93% | 90% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 7% | 77% | 17% | 90% | 10% | 87% | 23% | 97% | 77% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 237 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 6% | 68% | 39% | 74% | 10% | 61% | 16% | 71% | 71% | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | -0.70 | -1.00 | -2.80 | 20% | 239 |
| 2018/19 | 87% | 23% | 93% | 57% | 93% | 33% | 93% | 40% | 97% | 93% | 111.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 | +4.70 | +2.00 | +2.00 | 11% | 250 |
| 2017/18 | 84% | 16% | 90% | 32% | 94% | 29% | 94% | 32% | 97% | 90% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | +2.10 | +2.50 | +3.20 | 11% | 248 |
| 2016/17 | 73% | 7% | 83% | 33% | 90% | 30% | 90% | 20% | 93% | 90% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | +3.30 | +3.30 | +2.10 | 12% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 227 | 24.0 | 19% | 21% | 10% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 237 | 24.9 | 17% | 21% | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| 2022/23 | 239 | 24.8 | 20% | 23% | 11% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 245 | 21.6 | 11% | 20% | 11% | 5% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 233 | 25.2 | 14% | 18% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 250 | 27.3 | 11% | 21% | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 248 | 33.4 | 11% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 260 | 25.3 | 12% | 13% | 9% | 3% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.