St Austin's Catholic Primary School, Wakefield
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wakefield, part of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 46th-highest of the 51 schools in Wakefield with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wakefield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Austin's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Austin's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 82% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put St Austin's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Austin's Catholic Primary School are Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 65% maths); Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill (0.2 miles, 63% reading, 77% maths); Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths); and Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths).
St Austin's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolOutwood Primary Academy GreenhillOutwood Primary Academy Park HillWakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The trust
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 15 schools in The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Who goes there
9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 60.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), White British (20%) and Black (18%).
In 2026, 33 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 7 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jacobs Well Lane, 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Austin's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 608 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Austin's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Austin's Catholic Primary School are Outwood Academy City Fields (0.6 miles) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2010, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
St Austin's is a friendly and welcoming school. Staff care for pupils and make sure that they feel safe. Pupils have a trusted adult to talk to if they have any concerns. The school celebrates the diversity of the pupils it serves. Pupils learn about the importance of tolerance and respect for all. The school provides pupils with an ambitious curriculum that enables them to learn well.
Pupils attend school regularly and are motivated to do well. In classrooms, there is no low-level disruption. The school's 'behaviour ladder' is understood by pupils. Staff have high expectations of pupils' conduct. There is effective pastoral support in place. The needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well understood by staff. As a result, pupils with SEND access the full curriculum, with appropriate adaptations if needed.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have recently reviewed the curriculum. As a result, subjects such as mathematics and geography are well sequenced. Staff have focused on ensuring that pupils are ready for the next stage of their education by identifying the important knowledge that pupils need to know at the end of each year. For example, in geography, an understanding of location develops through the curriculum. This starts with the immediate location of the school and goes on to develop a sense of place in the wider world. The youngest children in Reception Year colour-code aerial maps of the school grounds to show their understanding of different locations.
Teachers assess pupils effectively in mathematics and reading. In these subjects, teachers use a range of assessment strategies that give them precise information about what pupils know. In other areas of the curriculum, this is not as well developed. In foundation subjects, teachers use questioning effectively to check pupils' understanding. However, this alone does not give sufficient information to teachers about pupils' learning across the breadth of these subjects.
From Ofsted's October 2023 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2010 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
9.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 53% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
24.7
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Austin's Catholic Primary School.
- GMI Education Centre TutoringAt the school · Not yet graded
- Pinders Primary School Tutoring200m away · Not yet graded
- Total Sports @ Wakefield Grammar School Foundation930m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Austin's Catholic Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Trinity Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.1 milesOfsted, 20 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Future Einsteins College Grove - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 28 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Nurtured @ Wakefield - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 23 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Abacus Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 29 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Childcare @ St Swithun's - Pre-school, 0.5 milesOfsted, 29 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Austin's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Austin's Catholic Primary School is in Wakefield; for families living there:
- Wakefield's school travel policy: Home To School Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 46
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 32 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Will you get a place at St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 36 first choices for 40 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
312 pupils
378 places
66 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Wakefield council
Places available
4,391
Applications
3,654
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wakefield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the City Pyramid Primary planning area (Wakefield) will have 168 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
13.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
306
Total Pupils
137
Boys
169
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,899
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,408
Per pupil
£1813k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
281
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Austin's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Austin's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is St Austin's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in November 2010, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 378 places.
How big are the classes at St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Austin's Catholic Primary School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School has around 306 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at St Austin's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St Austin's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: GMI Education Centre Tutoring (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 32 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Austin's Catholic Primary School?
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is at Back Duke of York Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3PF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)