# St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E138946. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 138
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 138946

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 19 November 2024
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, 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

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

- [Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-academy-and-sixth-form-college-e136462): 200 m. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [South Ossett Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-ossett-infant-academy-e137737): 300 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023
- [Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dimple-well-infant-school-and-nursery-e108171): 660 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022
- [Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-southdale-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e108246): 800 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ossett South Parade Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-south-parade-primary-e134376): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-bridge-church-of-england-junior-and-infant-academy-e137967): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% 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/138946)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138946)

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