St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 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
- Website
- www.sjc.bkcat.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 207 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 6.8% |
| African | 7.7% |
| Mixed | 8.2% |
| Other White | 15.9% |
| White British | 56.5% |
| Indian | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 1% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Other Black | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingBelow average-2.3
MathsWell below average-3.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 52% |
| Local authority average | 63% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 7% |
| Local authority average | 9% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 20 10 |
| Year 1 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 2 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 3 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 4 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 30 15 15 |