Skip to content
eduscope

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes

Catholic schools in and near Castleford

All 1 Catholic school in Castleford, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Castleford

Sort by
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

    Castleford, WF10 4JB · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Castleford catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1152%

    Castleford catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Castleford catholic schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    197
    Pupils per teacher
    24.0
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

Just outside Castleford

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Castleford.

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

    1.9 miles from Castleford · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the England average, high absence.

    263 first choices, 272 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.1

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Castleford catholic schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    1,470
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    2.4 miles from Castleford · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Castleford catholic schools average.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Castleford catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Castleford catholic schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    222
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
  3. Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    2.9 miles from Castleford · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Castleford catholic schools average, high absence.

    20 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1135%

    Castleford catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    8.3%Castleford catholic schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    199
    Pupils per teacher
    23.6
    View school Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
  4. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    3.2 miles from Castleford · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Castleford catholic schools average.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Castleford catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Castleford catholic schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    221
    Pupils per teacher
    27.1
    View school St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Castleford

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 Catholic schools in Castleford have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

    Add my postcode
About these schools

Catholic schools in Castleford, explained

There is 1 Catholic schools in Castleford, teaching 197 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

52.0% of pupils in Castleford catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

8.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,705 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Castleford.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Castleford?
There are 1 Catholic schools in Castleford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Castleford?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Castleford on Eduscope are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Castleford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Castleford Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Castleford is 24:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes