St Austin's Catholic Primary School
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Wakefield for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 306 pupils on roll. In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Back Duke of York Street Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 3PF |
| Phone | 01924339435 |
| Reference Number | 142155 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 306 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 44.77%
Girls: 55.23% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 9.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 60.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 5 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 6 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 19.6% |
| Pakistani | 19% |
| White, Other | 16% |
| Indian | 15.7% |
| African | 15% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.6% |
| White & Asian | 1.6% |
| Asian, Other | 1.6% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.7% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 10 Oct 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2023 | School inspection |
| 18 Apr 2018 | Short inspection |
| 03 Jul 2015 | Academy conversion letter |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Interim assessment |
| Previously as St Austin's Catholic Primary School | |
| 03 Nov 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 16 May 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 51% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 7% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 27 | 4 |
| Third Preference | 10 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Austin's Catholic Primary School had 312 pupils for 378 places. 66 places (17.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “City Pyramid Primary” planning area
Wakefield counted 205 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 208 in 2029–30, up 1%.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 315 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 |
| Pupils | 314 | 313 | 312 | 308 | 308 | 311 | 310 | 309 | 312 |
| Unfilled | 0.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 17.5% |
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 Austin's Catholic Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at St Austin's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Austin's Catholic Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.5 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 13.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.6% | 22.7% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 11.2% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 11.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 56.3% | 42.9% | 25.0% | 20.0% | – | 27.8% | 17.6% | 35.3% | 53.3% | 47.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 | – | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | – |
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, 10.8% of pupils at St Austin's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 19 | 5 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 4 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Austin's Catholic Primary School received £6,046 and spent £6,190 for each of its 310 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £165,000 (£532 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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £291,000 | £368,000 | £379,000 | £282,000 | £212,000 | £225,000 | £165,000 |
| per pupil | £952 | £1,214 | £1,232 | £907 | £672 | £731 | £532 |
| In-year balance | £57,000 | £52,000 | -£1,000 | -£115,000 | -£74,000 | -£18,000 | -£45,000 |
| per pupil | £187 | £171 | -£3 | -£370 | -£234 | -£58 | -£144 |
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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Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
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0.09 miles |
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Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
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Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
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0.43 miles |
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Newton Hill Community School
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1.28 miles |
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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
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Rooks Nest Academy
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Sandal Magna Community Academy
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The Castle Nursery School
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1.53 miles |
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Wrenthorpe Academy
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1.54 miles |
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St Michael's CofE Academy
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1.59 miles |
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Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
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1.63 miles |
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Hall Cliffe Primary School
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1.68 miles |
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Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
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1.68 miles |
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The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
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1.75 miles |
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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1.76 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Ivy Lane School
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0.38 miles |
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Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
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0.41 miles |
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Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
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0.6 miles |
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CAPA College
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0.6 miles |
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Meadowcroft School
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Outwood Academy City Fields
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0.63 miles |
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Trinity Academy Cathedral
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1.6 miles |
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Outwood Grange Academy
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1.66 miles |
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Silcoates School
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1.67 miles |
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
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1.88 miles |
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Kettlethorpe High School
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2.84 miles |
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Horbury Academy
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Rodillian Academy
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2.99 miles |
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Hall Cliffe School
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3.2 miles |
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Outwood Academy Freeston
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Crofton Academy
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3.33 miles |
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Oulton Academy
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
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Highfield School
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3.78 miles |
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
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All schools in Wakefield · Wakefield local authority: places and applications
St Austin's 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 Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Wakefield
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Pontefract
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Dewsbury
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Castleford
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Pontefract
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Pontefract
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Pontefract
How many pupils does St Austin's Catholic Primary School have?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School has 306 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Austin's Catholic Primary School cover?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are St Austin's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is at Back Duke of York Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3PF.