St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Dewsbury, Kirklees
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.34 miles
Published by Kirklees Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 24 October 2023. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.34 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 2.34 miles, 43rd longest of 131 Kirklees primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.65 miles.
- The Reception 2026 distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2019; it has swung sharply, most of all from 2019 to 2020.
- Reception 2026 drew 33 first-choice applications for 37 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kirklees schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Temple Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 363 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 24 October 2023
Strengths
- “St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy has an ethos rooted in care and support.”
- “Everyone at the school works together to make it a happy place.”
- “New pupils and visitors receive a warm welcome into the school community.”
To improve
- “In many subjects and in the early years, teaching has not been of a high enough quality over time.”
- “Leaders' expectations for what pupils can achieve have historically been too low.”
- “Consequently, many pupils have not been well prepared academically for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 32% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Boothroyd Primary Academy 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John’s CE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Diamond Wood Community Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published