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Catholic schools in and near Wakefield

All 3 Catholic schools in Wakefield, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Wakefield

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  1. St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Wakefield, WF2 6EQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Wakefield catholic schools average, high absence.

    201 first choices, 137 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.1

    Wakefield catholic schools 49.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.5%Wakefield catholic schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    762
    Pupils per teacher
    19.9
    View school St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
  2. St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Wakefield, WF1 3PF · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Wakefield catholic schools average, low absence.

    36 first choices, 40 offers made

    Met the standard at 1151%

    Wakefield catholic schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Wakefield catholic schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    306
    Pupils per teacher
    22.5
    View school St Austin's Catholic Primary School
  3. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Wakefield, WF2 9DD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Wakefield catholic schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 24 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Wakefield catholic schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Wakefield catholic schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    223
    Pupils per teacher
    24.5
    View school English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Just outside Wakefield

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Wakefield.

  1. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

    3.1 miles from Wakefield · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Wakefield catholic schools average, low absence.

    9 first choices, 9 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Wakefield catholic schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Wakefield catholic schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    138
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
  2. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    4.0 miles from Wakefield · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Wakefield catholic schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Wakefield catholic schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Wakefield catholic schools 7.1%
    Pupils
    221
    Pupils per teacher
    27.1
    View school St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How Wakefield's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Wakefield average 6.2%St Austin's Catholic Primary School: 4.1%English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 6%St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy: 8.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Wakefield

Ofsted grades in Wakefield

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Wakefield

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    13 of the 3 Catholic schools in Wakefield have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  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.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Wakefield, explained

There are 3 Catholic schools in Wakefield, teaching 1,291 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

58.1% of pupils in Wakefield catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

25.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,966 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 18.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Wakefield?
There are 3 Catholic schools in Wakefield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Wakefield?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Wakefield on Eduscope are St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy, St Austin's Catholic Primary School and English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Wakefield is 21:1. 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.

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