St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyPurlwell Infant and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy and Purlwell Infant and Nursery School are primary schools.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy was judged the expected standard and Purlwell Infant and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy (71.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy versus Purlwell Infant and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DewsburySt Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyBatleyPurlwell Infant and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100 Not scored
Local ranking62nd of 132 in Kirklees Not ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll205 Not reported
Capacity218 240
LocationDewsbury, WF13 4HY Batley, WF17 7PE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census205 Not reported
Free school meals (ever 6)36.1% Not reported
English as an additional language17.6% Not reported
SEN support7.3% Not reported
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% Not reported
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% Not reported15.8%

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