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Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Nursery
Primary
Roman Catholic
Barnsley Road Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF92BP
019 7765 1755


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
3 - 11
PUPILS
221

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe is an Academy (Academy sponsor led) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 3 and 11 and has a capacity of 230. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 02 Feb 2017.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.


PUPIL MIX
113 boys and 108 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
26.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
15%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
44.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
7.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
12.7%
EHC PLAN
0.5%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
81%
Local Authority
64%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
10%
Local Authority
10%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Well Above Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 108 104 104
Maths 107 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

02 Feb 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Good




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 31
Of which first preference applications 23
Of which second preference applications 4
Of which third preference applications 3
Total offers made 23
Of which first preference offers 23
Of which second preference offers 0
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£68,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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