Academy converter · Wakefield

St Austin's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
306Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142155URN

Back Duke of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

87 applications for 40 places · 56th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 November 2010
Graded inspection: Good · as St Austin's Catholic Primary School, URN 108254

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Wakefield median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

87 applications · 40 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as St Austin's Catholic Primary School (URN 108254), 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	40	87	2.2	36	0.90
Sep 2025	35	82	2.3	27	0.77
Sep 2024	45	111	2.5	50	1.11
Sep 2023	24	58	2.4	24	1.00
Sep 2022	42	66	1.6	39	0.93
Sep 2021	33	55	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2020	45	88	2.0	42	0.93
Sep 2019	45	96	2.1	58	1.29
Sep 2018	40	82	2.1	36	0.90
Sep 2017	45	95	2.1	44	0.98
Sep 2016	45	96	2.1	45	1.00
Sep 2015 *	42	89	2.1	38	0.90
Sep 2014 *	45	110	2.4	60	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 60% · Maths 60% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%74th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

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	51%	7%	104	102
2023/24	47%	9%	106	104
2022/23	66%	9%	104	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 Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
0.2 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
0.4 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
0.7 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.8 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
CAPA College
1.0 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
1.0 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Newton Hill Community School
1.5 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
1.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142155 · 384/3303
Trust: The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 306 on roll
Free school meals: 9.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: St Austin's Catholic Primary School (URN 108254)
Address: Back Duke of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF
Local authority: Wakefield

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