St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordGlasshoughton Infant Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Castleford.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford and Glasshoughton Infant Academy are primary schools in Castleford.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Glasshoughton Infant Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Glasshoughton Infant Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford was judged the expected standard and Glasshoughton Infant Academy was judged Good.
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).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | CastlefordGlasshoughton Infant Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 76th of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | 99th of 111 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 207 | 228 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 180 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 4JB | Castleford, WF10 4BH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 52.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 207 | 228 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.7% | 8.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.9% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% | 3.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.3% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 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.
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
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
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