Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Community school · Primary
Pontefract · WF9 2BL · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 140558
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Academy sponsor led · Pontefract · WF9 2BP
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
204
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 28.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Upton Primary School
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 140558
Location
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe
- Postcode
- WF9 2BP
- Town
- Pontefract
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- Boys / girls
- 102 / 102
- School capacity
- 230
- Capacity fill
- 204 / 230 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- FSM pupils
- 58
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01977651755