# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

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

It had 204 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140558. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 204
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 140558

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 30 June 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, 55% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 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 | 55% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorthorpe-primary-school-with-inclusion-resource-e130863): 150 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-elmsall-carlton-junior-and-infant-school-e130866): 570 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ash Grove Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-grove-primary-academy-e146666): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Minsthorpe Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minsthorpe-community-college-e137011): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ark Northfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-northfield-primary-school-e150309): 1.2 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed. 83% 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/140558)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140558)

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