Academy converter · Kirklees

St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy

3–11Ages
363Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148485URN

Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

73 applications for 37 places · 81st of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
24 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St Paulinus Catholic Primary School, URN 107753

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kirklees median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 37 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as St Paulinus Catholic Primary School (URN 107753), 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	37	73	2.0	33	0.89
Sep 2025	45	76	1.7	43	0.96
Sep 2024	48	77	1.6	45	0.94
Sep 2023	53	110	2.1	48	0.91
Sep 2022 *	45	85	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2021 *	33	86	2.6	30	0.91
Sep 2020 *	50	132	2.6	47	0.94
Sep 2019 *	60	126	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2018 *	52	116	2.2	50	0.96
Sep 2017 *	60	115	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2016 *	60	123	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2015 *	60	159	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2014 *	59	136	2.3	59	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 38% · Maths 62% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%94th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	32%	0%	102	102
2023/24	39%	3%	102	102
2022/23	60%	7%	103	104

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 Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Boothroyd Primary Academy
0.0 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St John’s CE Primary School
0.8 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place
Westmoor Primary School
1.1 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
1.2 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

65%met the SATs standard
Pentland Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.6applications per place
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
Diamond Wood Community Academy
1.6 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148485 · 382/3408
Trust: Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 443 pupils · 363 on roll
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: St Paulinus Catholic Primary School (URN 107753)
Address: Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources