# Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141594. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 141594

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 28 September 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 35% of pupils at Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Cherry Tree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-academy-e144400): 110 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ark De Lacy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-de-lacy-primary-school-e140023): 590 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harewood Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harewood-centre-nursery-school-e108134): 600 m. Nursery. School remains Good, July 2022
- [High Well School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-well-school-e131526): 770 m. Special. School remains Good, September 2022
- [St Giles C of E Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-c-of-e-academy-e140453): 1.4 km. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ark Orchard Head Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-orchard-head-primary-school-e139503): 1.5 km. Primary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141594)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141594)

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