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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BP

Local ranking57th of 111 primary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

230

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
59.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
213
Boys
107 (50%)
Girls
106 (50%)
Capacity
230 (93% full)
SEND
21.1%
FSM Eligible
32.3%
EAL
37.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
17.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,426/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 48.8%
  • White Other: 30.9%
  • Black African: 5.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.5%
  • Asian Other: 2.0%
  • Black Other: 2.0%
  • Other: 1.5%

48.8%

White British

30.9%

White Other

5.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01977651755
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Barnsley Road

Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN
140558
UKPRN
10044575
Establishment No.
2012
Trust
THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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