Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · Wakefield · WF8 2HN · URN 141594

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-28Cohort 199Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 26

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 100 schools in Wakefield

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
35%
Wakefield 64%England 61%
29 percentage points below the area average of 64
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Wakefield 9.1%England 8%
9.1 percentage points below the area average of 9.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Wakefield 104.8England 105
0.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Wakefield 104.61England 105
2.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Wakefield 103.99England 105
3 below the area average of 104
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
12%
Wakefield 23.3%England 32%
11.3 percentage points below the area average of 23.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
58%
Wakefield 74.4%
16.3 percentage points below the area average of 74.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
54%
Wakefield 74.7%
20.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
54%
Wakefield 74.7%
20.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
26
Wakefield 41
15.3 below the area average of 41.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wakefield	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	35% Wakefield 64%England 61%	29 percentage points below the area average of 64	26 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Wakefield 9.1%England 8%	9.1 percentage points below the area average of 9.1	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Wakefield 104.8England 105	0.8 below the area average of 104.8	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Wakefield 104.61England 105	2.6 below the area average of 104.6	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Wakefield 103.99England 105	3 below the area average of 104	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	12% Wakefield 23.3%England 32%	11.3 percentage points below the area average of 23.3	20 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	58% Wakefield 74.4%	16.3 percentage points below the area average of 74.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	54% Wakefield 74.7%	20.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	54% Wakefield 74.7%	20.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	26 Wakefield 41	15.3 below the area average of 41.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Wakefield · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 28.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 12% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 35% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good at its inspection on 28/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, postcode WF8 2HN (URN 141594).
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