# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138949. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 197
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 138949

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 52% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 52% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 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.

- [Castleford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-academy-e136633): 250 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Castleford Park Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-park-junior-academy-e139359): 260 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-wheldon-infant-school-and-nursery-e108236): 280 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [Glasshoughton Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glasshoughton-infant-academy-e140312): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smawthorne-henry-moore-academy-e151374): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed
- [Half Acres Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/half-acres-primary-academy-e144332): 950 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 65% 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/138949)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138949)

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