St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. This is the school's first inspection in over a decade, following a previous 'Outstanding' judgment, reflecting significant changes in its context and educational framework since that time. The school has maintained a nurturing and inclusive environment, where pupils feel valued and safe, and displays strong relationships among staff and students. There is a strong emphasis on reading and curriculum development, particularly for pupils with English as an additional language.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend and feel part of a supportive community.
• The school has effectively managed recent staffing changes without impacting educational quality.
• Curriculum is well-designed and sequenced, emphasizing spoken language.
• The school prioritizes reading and has a well-resourced library.
• Staff establish high expectations for pupil behavior, leading to respectful relationships.
• Effective use of external agency advice to support pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some wider curriculum subjects is not effectively used.
• Some pupils with SEND do not progress as well due to a lack of precision in their plans.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.7% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School received £7,414 and spent £7,130 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£978 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, income was £6,065 and spending £6,112 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is part of The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Bernard's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Francis Catholic Primary School Nailsea
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portishead

What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is at Blackswarth Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 8AS.