St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Normanton · Wakefield
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About St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Normanton, 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. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Normanton, 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. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Beckbridge Lane
- Postcode
- WF6 2HZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- URN (official identifier)
- 138958
- Establishment number
- 3330
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 221
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Hartley
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 29 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sjb.bkcat.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01924891685
- Date opened
- 1 Nov 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 221 | 54,391 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 11.3% | 26.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.2% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 23.5% | 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
5 published inspections for St. John the Baptist 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 15 Jan 2024
· 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 2 Jul 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (URN 108263)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Jul 2012
· Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07)
Read reportInspected as St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School (URN 108263)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 20 Feb 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. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 9.3% | 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. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £34,100 for 22 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 11.0% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £171 | £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. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 222 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wakefield average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,444,000 £6,505 per pupil | £6,599 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,301,000 £5,860 per pupil | £6,142 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £631,000 £2,842 per pupil · 48.5% | £2,822 · 46.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £249,000 £1,122 per pupil · 19.1% | £1,249 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £11,000 £50 per pupil · 0.8% | £149 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £4,000 £18 per pupil · 0.3% | £133 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £143,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £180,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,344 per pupil, supply and agency £84 per pupil — spending up £517 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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