St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford is a primary school located in Castleford. 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 10/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pontefract Road, Castleford, WF10 4JB
Website: www.stjosephscastleford.webeden.co.uk/
Telephone: 01977555780
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Spencer
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138949

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street , WF10 4BB 		3out of 4 284 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Francis Street , WF10 1HF 		3out of 4 295 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue , WF10 4BH 		4out of 4 614 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 957 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 276 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 2,540 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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