St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Wakefield
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About St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
St Ignatius 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 Ignatius 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 Ignatius Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
- Postcode
- WF5 0DQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- URN (official identifier)
- 138946
- Establishment number
- 3332
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 138
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 140
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Cooke
- Ofsted inspection
- Some aspects not as strong · Inspected 19 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stig.bkcat.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01924271625
- Date opened
- 1 Nov 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 138 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.2% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.9% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 11.6% | 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
6 published inspections for St Ignatius 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
- Some aspects not as strong
Report published 12 Jan 2025
· 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 8 Jul 2019
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 15 Jul 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Jun 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (URN 108264)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 17 Nov 2010
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (URN 108264)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Oct 2007
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 Ignatius Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.7% | 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 Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £20,150 for 13 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 10.3% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £160 | £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 Ignatius Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 139 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £866,000 £6,253 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £974,000 £7,032 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £443,000 £3,199 per pupil · 45.5% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £132,000 £953 per pupil · 13.6% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £143,000 £1,032 per pupil · 14.7% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £132,000 £953 per pupil · 13.6% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£108,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£164,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,592 per pupil, supply and agency £928 per pupil — spending down £560 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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