St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Derwent Street
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2DW
Phone 01900601807
Reference Number 112340

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, continuing to be rated as a good school. Pupils thrive in a supportive environment that promotes positive relationships between staff and students. The school has an ambitious curriculum that enables pupils to achieve well across a variety of subjects, with notable success in early years education. The involvement of pupils in decision-making and a range of extracurricular activities further enhances their development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.02%
Girls: 48.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 11 18
2 16 12 28
3 21 11 32
4 17 15 32
5 15 17 32
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.6%
Indian 10.2%
White & Asian 3.6%
White, Other 2.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Chinese 1%
African 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 10 Jul 2024
Date Report
10 Jul 2024 School inspection
25 Sep 2019 School inspection
12 May 2015 Full inspection:
13 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
03 Nov 2009 Curriculum and development visit
20 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
21 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
02 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and manners.
  • The school ensures a peaceful atmosphere for learning.
  • Children in early years make a strong start.
  • Pupils engage in various extracurricular clubs and activities.
  • Governors effectively support and challenge the school.
  • The school has a welcoming culture that values inclusion.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff do not promptly address gaps in pupils' knowledge.
  • Certain pupils lack sufficient support for phonics improvement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.1
Writing 0.5
Maths -2.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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