St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 140558
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, WF9 2BP
- Website
- https://www.sjm.bkcat.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 213 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 37.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 46%
Other White 29.1%
Mixed 8%
Unclassified 5.6%
African 5.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 15 14 |
| Year 1 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 2 | 28 20 8 |
| Year 3 | 24 13 11 |
| Year 4 | 24 11 13 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |