St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Todholes Road
Cleator Moor
Cumbria
CA25 5DG
Phone 01946810513
Reference Number 132835

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is performing well, demonstrating good overall effectiveness with particularly strong aspects in behavior and attitudes, which are rated as outstanding. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils exhibit excellent behavior and have strong relationships with staff. Leaders maintain high expectations for all students and prioritize engaging curricula, ensuring that pupils achieve well in English and mathematics. However, while the leadership is competent, there are areas for improvement, particularly in developing subject leadership across all curriculum areas and enhancing phonics support in early years education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 262
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.2%
Girls: 45.8%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 11 22
2 28 20 48
3 10 17 27
4 22 27 49
5 22 9 31
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.7%
Chinese 1.1%
White & Asian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White, Other 0.8%
African 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 08 Oct 2019
Date Report
11 Jul 2024 School inspection
08 Oct 2019 School inspection:
27 Mar 2018 Short inspection
11 Feb 2014 Full inspection:
16 Sep 2010 Full inspection:
10 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
20 Feb 2008 Monitoring visit
14 Nov 2007 Monitoring visit
03 May 2007 Full inspection:
03 Feb 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils show excellent behavior and attitudes in a calm learning atmosphere.
  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a supportive environment.
  • A broad and engaging curriculum enables pupils to take pride in their learning.
  • Effective phonics teaching helps develop reading skills across the school.
  • Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities and sports.
  • Leaders actively support pupils' personal development and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

  • Subject leadership is not effectively developed across all curriculum areas.
  • Phonics resources for early years do not fully support home practice.
  • Pupils' awareness and understanding of other cultures require further development.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

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 107
Maths 104

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.2
Writing 1.6
Maths -3.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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