St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Ignatius Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 138 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 19 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 79% of pupils at St Ignatius Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
21% 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 | 79% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)200 m
- South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023300 m
- Dimple Well Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022660 m
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Ossett South Parade PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).