Primary
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy
Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 363 of 443 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 34.5
- Pupils per adult
- 10.9
- Pupils
- 376
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
32%
21 points below the Dewsbury average (53% across 12 schools)
102.0
2.5 below the Dewsbury average (104.5 across 11 schools)
11th of 12 by our score, among the primary schools in Dewsbury we can score - 19 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 32% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kirklees admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth McDonagh
- Address
- Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
- Telephone
- 01924488282
Other primary schools nearby
- Boothroyd Primary Academy4.9/10
- St Johns CE Primary SchoolNot enough data
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolNot enough data
- Westmoor Primary School6.2/10
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School6.1/10
- Pentland Infant and Nursery SchoolNot enough data