St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is currently undergoing a period of transition as it prepares for its next graded inspection. Although the school has consistently been part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, evidence from the recent ungraded inspection indicates that it may not be performing as well as it did during its last inspection in 2019. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, with staff providing a nurturing environment and high expectations for student conduct. However, these expectations are not always met, with some students not achieving their full potential due to inconsistencies in curriculum delivery and checks on understanding.

Strengths

• The school creates a caring and nurturing environment for pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate a clear understanding of the school's positive behaviour policy.
• High rates of attendance are celebrated within the school.
• Pupils take on leadership roles and responsibilities.
• The personal development curriculum is responsive to pupils' needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery lead to variable learning outcomes.
• Some expectations for pupil achievement are not ambitious enough.
• Learning tasks for SEND pupils sometimes do not meet their needs.
• Checks on pupils' understanding are not effectively used to identify misconceptions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Ignatius Catholic Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.5% of pupils at St Ignatius Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.8% of pupils at St Ignatius Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School received £6,241 and spent £7,535 for each of its 139 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £178,000 (-£1,287 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, income was £6,890 and spending £7,055 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is part of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield
• St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Dewsbury
• St Austin's Catholic Primary School Wakefield
• St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton
• St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Pontefract
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Pontefract
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Castleford
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Pontefract
• St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Leeds

What is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was St Ignatius Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does St Ignatius Catholic Primary School have?

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School has 138 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Ignatius Catholic Primary School cover?

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School?

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is at Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ.