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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract WF9 2BP · sjm.bkcat.co.uk · 01977 651755
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 89% of 230 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 31.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 14
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied