St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordCastleford Park Junior Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Castleford.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford and Castleford Park Junior Academy are primary schools in Castleford.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Castleford Park Junior Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Castleford Park Junior Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford was judged the expected standard and Castleford Park Junior Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford and 61.0% for Castleford Park Junior Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (60.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Castleford Park Junior Academy (70.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | CastlefordCastleford Park Junior Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 76th of 111 in Wakefield | 47th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 207 | 414 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 4JB | Castleford, WF10 4BB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 52.0% | 61.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 | 105.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 207 | 414 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.7% | 28.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.9% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 21.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 7.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.3% Stronger figure | 11.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Castleford Park Junior Academy
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