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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 1 February 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry49 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Wakefield median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.2
- 2024 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
- 2023 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2021 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2020 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2019 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2018 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2017 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2016 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2015 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2014 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Wakefield median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (URN 108266), the previous school.
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 | 26 | 49 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 45 | 2.1 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 24 | 35 | 1.5 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 31 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 23 | 31 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 25 | 37 | 1.5 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 23 | 27 | 1.2 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 | 28 | 41 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 59% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Wakefield median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55% | 0% | 103 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 0% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 0% | 102 | 105 |
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, MoorthorpeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · WakefieldRemains Good20243.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · WakefieldGood20221.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · WakefieldGood20232.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · WakefieldRequires improvement20221.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · WakefieldGood202332%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · Wakefield20251.5applications per place
- 3.3 km · WakefieldRemains Good20221.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · DoncasterGood20221.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140558 · 384/2012
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 230 pupils · 204 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2014
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (URN 108266)
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BP
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources