St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademySt John’s CE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dewsbury.

Summary of the comparison

St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy and St John’s CE Primary School are primary schools in Dewsbury.

  • St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement and St John’s CE Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy (60.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy versus St John’s CE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DewsburySt Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyDewsburySt John’s CE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100 Not scored
Local ranking72nd of 132 in Kirklees Not ranked
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll383 Not reported
Capacity443 210
LocationDewsbury, WF13 3QE Dewsbury, WF13 2LP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard32.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census383 Not reported
Free school meals (ever 6)27.7% Not reported
English as an additional language45.4% Not reported
SEN support15.4% Not reported
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% Not reported
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence11.6% Not reported15.8%

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.

Full profiles: St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy · St John’s CE Primary School