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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

3–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138949URN

Pontefract Road, Castleford, WF10 4JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

65 applications for 25 places · 30th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
1 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Wakefield median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Wakefield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	65	2.6	24	0.96
Sep 2025	18	51	2.8	18	1.00
Sep 2024	30	87	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2023	29	52	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2022	24	45	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2021	17	41	2.4	15	0.88
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2014	22	42	1.9	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 86% · Maths 59% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%72nd of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	7%	102	102
2023/24	70%	17%	106	104
2022/23	60%	3%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Castleford Park Junior Academy
0.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

61%met the SATs standard
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
0.3 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
0.6 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
0.9 km · Wakefield

Good2020

2.4applications per place
Half Acres Primary Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
1.9 km · Wakefield

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Airedale Infant Academy
1.9 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Townville Academy
1.9 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2023

2.4applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138949 · 384/3327
Trust: The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (URN 108261)
Address: Pontefract Road, Castleford, WF10 4JB
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources