St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 1 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
138949
Address
Pontefract Road, WF10 4JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
17%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.8%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.2%
Other White 15%
African 6.8%
Unclassified 6.8%
Mixed 5.8%
Irish Traveller 1%
Indian 1%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingBelow average-2.3
MathsWell below average-3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
36
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
27
16
11
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
29
17
12
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2023-2024

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