St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 30 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
207 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
37.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.8%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.3%
Other White 32.4%
African 6.8%
Mixed 6.2%
Unclassified 3.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 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

ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
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, Moorthorpe

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
23
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
0
3rd preference
1
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 classes27.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
5
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
3
3
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
29
21
8
Year 2
20
11
9
Year 3
25
12
13
Year 4
27
16
11
Year 5
29
13
16
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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