St Austin's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Wakefield. 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 04/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Duke of York Street, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Duke of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF
Website: www.sa.bkcat.co.uk
Telephone: 01924339435
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Barraclough
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142155

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 166

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.9 to 6.1

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:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU
3out of 4 2,682 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Duke of York Street , WF1 3PF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Eastmoor Road , WF1 3SQ
3out of 4 164 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School
Greenhill Road , Eastmoor WF1 4LU
3out of 4 339 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Irwin Crescent , WF1 4QY
2out of 4 760 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street , WF1 4PE
3out of 4 908 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View , WF1 4SF
4out of 4 1,109 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF
2out of 4 2,804 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF
4out of 4 2,918 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 1,049 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 1,063 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane School , Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ
- not rated 662 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate , WF1 3QX
- not rated 720 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY
- not rated 799 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS
- not rated 888 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Meadowcroft School
24 Bar Lane , WF1 4AD
- not rated 1,090 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.