St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

Pontefract Road, Castleford, Wakefield, WF10 4JB

Not rated

Inspected 8 October 2024 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

52%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

207

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Wakefield →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 207 / 210 (99%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Last Ofsted Inspection: 8 October 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

7.7%

Disadvantaged

16.9%

EAL

1.0%

SEN support

15.5%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

52%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

102

Avg reading score

102

Avg maths score

Attendance

5.0%

Overall absence

9.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

8.7

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.2 vs 2023/24

23.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

5.73

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

£50,692

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 18% on leadership pay

↑ +£6,705 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

1.5

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£5,705

Spend per pupil

£5,942

Income per pupil

52%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.