SCHOOL PROFILE

St Austin's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142155
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Wakefield
Trust THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 306 306 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 169 55.2% of pupils
Male pupils 137 44.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.8%
15.0 pts below England
School 9.8%
Wakefield 25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.1%
39.8 pts above England
School 60.1%
Wakefield 12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wakefield 0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
19.6%
60
Pakistani
19.0%
58
Any other White background
16.0%
49
Indian
15.7%
48
African
15.0%
46
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.1% 40 of 306 pupils
7.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.1%
Wakefield 21.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.8% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.3% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
No specialist assessment yet 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Wakefield 64.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Wakefield 74.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Wakefield 74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Wakefield 74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.08 pts lower than England
School 4.14%
Wakefield 6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.12%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.70 pts lower than England
School 7.12%
Wakefield 16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts lower than England
School 1.42%
Wakefield 1.99%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.1% 9.0 pts above England
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
97.1%
Wakefield
96.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information