St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Wakefield
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About St Austin's Catholic Primary School
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Wakefield, Wakefield. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 15 member schools: 12 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: East Riding of Yorkshire | Kirklees | Leeds | North Yorkshire | Wakefield. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Wakefield, part of THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Back Duke of York Street
- Postcode
- WF1 3PF
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- URN (official identifier)
- 142155
- Establishment number
- 3303
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 306
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mr John Molyneux
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 11 Oct 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sa.bkcat.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01924339435
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2015
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 306 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.8% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.3% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 60.1% | 12.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
4 published inspections for St Austin's Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 21 Nov 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 10 May 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Austin's Catholic Primary School (URN 108254)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 25 Nov 2010
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as St Austin's Catholic Primary School (URN 108254)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 3 Jul 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £44,950 for 29 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 9.5% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £147 | £370 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Austin's Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 310 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,878,000 £6,058 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,763,000 £5,687 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £893,000 £2,881 per pupil · 50.7% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £318,000 £1,026 per pupil · 18.0% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £26,000 £84 per pupil · 1.5% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £10,000 £32 per pupil · 0.6% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £115,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £197,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,497 per pupil, supply and agency £315 per pupil — spending up £190 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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