St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield. Good (Apr 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 April 2024, report published 20 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2028
The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSt Giles C of E Academy
Improved significantly (Jan 2025)
- 0.4 milesArk Halfpenny Lane Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (May 2025)
- 0.7 milesArk Larks Hill Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)
- 0.7 milesArk Carleton Park Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 1.0 milesArk De Lacy Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.