Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint Patrick’s Catholic Voluntary Academy has been rated as 'Good' overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school is noted for its strong values of care, respect, and inclusivity, with pupils demonstrating high standards of behavior and a sense of pride in their achievements. Staff collaboration contributes positively to the development of pupils, including those with special educational needs and English as an additional language. The school provides a well-rounded curriculum that encourages personal development and readiness to learn.

Strengths

• Pupils display excellent behavior and a positive attitude towards learning.
• The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment.
• High aspirations for pupils with effective support for SEND and EAL students.
• Strong emphasis on reading with successful phonics teaching.
• Diverse range of extracurricular activities that promote personal development.
• Well-trained staff who support pupils' mental well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clear mapping of knowledge needed to support learning progression.
• Inconsistent use of assessment by some teachers, affecting pupil readiness.
• Outdoor early years provision does not match the quality of indoor learning environments.

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 Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.8% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% 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, 14.9% of pupils at Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% 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 Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy received £7,342 and spent £7,559 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £92,000 (-£444 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,145 and spending £7,245 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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Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Leicester
• St Joseph's Catholic Academy Leicester
• Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester
• St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Wigston
• Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Loughborough

What is Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 221 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy?

Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Harrison Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 6QN.