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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

URN
138947
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
URN
138947
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

80 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

80

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

72

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#28 of 84 schools in Wakefield

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 May 2024
Inspection date
17 April 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

71

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.37×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wakefield
Admissions portal
Sheffield admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stjosephspontefract.co.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

90.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

90.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

77.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WF8 4AA - Newgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Newgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode
WF8 4AA
Phone
1977701493
Website
www.stjosephspontefract.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wakefield
Local authority code
384

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 367 schools in Wakefield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

367

Open schools

158

Closed schools

209

Primary schools

253

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 May 202417 April 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 20 May 2024
    • Good

      Published
      20 May 2024
      Inspected
      17 April 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    41

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary253 (70.1%)
    • Secondary41 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other67 (18.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Giles CofE (VA) J&I Pontefract573 mPrimaryClosed
    St Giles C of E Academy573 mPrimaryOpen
    Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School615 mPrimaryClosed
    Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School615 mPrimaryOpen
    Inglebrook School641 mNot applicableClosed
    The King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing652 mSecondaryClosed
    The King's School652 mSecondaryOpen
    New College Pontefract665 m16 plusOpen
    New College Pontefract665 m16 plusClosed
    • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Giles CofE (VA) J&I Pontefract
      Distance
      573 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Giles C of E Academy
      Distance
      573 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      615 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wakefield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyPrimaryWF10 5NSOpen
    Ackton Pastures Primary SchoolPrimaryWF10 5NSClosed
    Ackworth Bell Lane First SchoolPrimaryWF7 7JHClosed
    Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryWF7 7HHOpen
    Ackworth Howard CofE First SchoolPrimaryWF7 7HHClosed
    • Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF10 5NS
      Status
      Open
    • Ackton Pastures Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF10 5NS
      Status
      Closed
    • Ackworth Bell Lane First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF7 7JH
      Status
      Closed
    • Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF7 7HH
      Status
      Open
    Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    615 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Inglebrook School
    Distance
    641 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing
    Distance
    652 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The King's School
    Distance
    652 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • New College Pontefract
    Distance
    665 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • New College Pontefract
    Distance
    665 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Ackworth Howard CofE First School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WF7 7HH
    Status
    Closed