St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy

St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Dewsbury, Kirklees, St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 383 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 32% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 37 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.