St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractArk Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pontefract.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract and Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School are primary schools in Pontefract.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract was judged Good and Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School was judged exceptional.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract and 93.0% for Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (52.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PontefractSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract | PontefractArk Halfpenny Lane Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | A87/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 59th of 111 in Wakefield | 3rd of 111 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 222 | 434 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | |
| Location | Pontefract, WF8 4AA | Pontefract, WF8 4BW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 77.0% | 93.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% | 26.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | 111.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 110.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 227 | 437 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.4% | 24.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.7% | 6.4% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.0% | 7.5% 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.
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 Pontefract
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
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