St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF13 3QEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 363 pupils. St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy is part of BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 39%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

31%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

363

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 363
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
26 Jun 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.