St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Catchment Area
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is an academy converter primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 227 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
3-11
Age range
227
Pupils
210
Capacity
108%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2024
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract?
The catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the geographic zone Wakefield uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is managed by Wakefield and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Wakefield catchment area documents →St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract: at or above its 210 place limit
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract has a published admission number of 210 places. 227 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 108%. The school is at or above its published limit of 210 places. Wakefield allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Pontefract.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Wakefield publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Wakefield Council school admissions (official) →
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract: School Information
- Full address
- Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 138947
Other Primary Schools in Pontefract
If St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Pontefract are the next closest alternatives.
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 6DJ
Featherstone Purston Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 5HF
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 6LW
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · WF7 5BG
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · WF8 3JY
Upton Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WF9 1JS
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Wakefield
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Wakefield. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Pontefract
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Wakefield
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Catchment Area
Academy converter · Castleford
St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · Wakefield
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract? ▾
The catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the geographic zone Wakefield uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract currently has 227 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 210 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract? ▾
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract cover? ▾
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield, serving pupils aged 3-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract? ▾
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract was rated Good by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.