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
- Website
- www.sjc.bkcat.co.uk
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
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
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%
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
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
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 |