Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cobblers Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN
Website: www.hfsm.bkcat.co.uk/
Telephone: 01977798303
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Cade
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141594

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.4 to 6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 652 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 66 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 649 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy , Skinner Lane WF8 1HG 		3out of 4 1,548 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane , WF8 2NJ 		3out of 4 1,633 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 2,179 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 2,278 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Pontefract
Park Lane , WF8 4QR 		- not rated 2,643 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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