St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is an academy converter in Huddersfield for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 398 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in October 2018 of its predecessor, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield. In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: June 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | George Avenue Birkby Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD2 2BJ |
| Phone | 01484300800 |
| Reference Number | 148659 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 398 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.26%
Girls: 48.74% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 16.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | 33 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 5 | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| 6 | 26 | 34 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 33.4% |
| Pakistani | 20.1% |
| African | 12.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 7.3% |
| Indian | 7.3% |
| White, Other | 5.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.5% |
| White & Asian | 2% |
| Unclassified | 2% |
| Asian, Other | 1.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 1% |
| Caribbean | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield, inspected in October 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 30 Apr 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2024 | School inspection |
| 08 Jul 2021 | Academy conversion letter |
| 02 Oct 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield | |
| 06 Nov 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 22 Oct 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Sep 2005 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 59% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 24 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 27 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy had 412 pupils for 420 places. 8 places (1.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Huddersfield North Primary” planning area
Kirklees counted 451 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 423 in 2029–30, down 6%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 422 | 419 | 405 | 412 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 1.9% |
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 Academy attended 94.7% 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
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
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, 0.2% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Academy had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.1 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 3.6% | 9.7% | 6.4% | 11.7% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 61.9% | 54.5% | 60.0% | 54.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 13.3 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 14.6 | – |
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, 12.3% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Other difficulty or disability | 14 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 Academy received £5,915 and spent £5,632 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £164,000 (£400 per pupil).
Across all 14 schools of Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,042 and spending £6,738 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £84,000 | £91,000 | £209,000 | £164,000 |
| per pupil | £199 | £217 | £520 | £400 |
| In-year balance | -£20,000 | -£34,000 | £18,000 | £116,000 |
| per pupil | -£48 | -£81 | £44 | £283 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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The Mount School
3 Binham Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 2AP |
0.16 miles |
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Birkby Infant and Nursery School
Blacker Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 5HQ |
0.39 miles |
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Brambles Primary Academy
Cambridge Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 5BU |
0.51 miles |
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Birkby Junior School
Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6HE |
0.74 miles |
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Lindley Junior School
George Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3LY |
0.86 miles |
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Lindley Church of England Infant School
Lindley Ce Infant School, East Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3NE |
0.87 miles |
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Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School
Heaton Road, Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4JJ |
0.94 miles |
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Reinwood Junior School
Burfitts Road, Oakes, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4YL |
0.95 miles |
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Reinwood Infant and Nursery School
Burfitts Road, Oakes, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4YL |
0.95 miles |
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Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School
Bow Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4BJ |
1.03 miles |
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Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy
Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
1.05 miles |
|
Fixby Junior and Infant School
Lightridge Road, Fixby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 2HB |
1.29 miles |
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Ashbrow School
Ash Meadow Close, Sheepridge, Ashbrow School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1EX |
1.44 miles |
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Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QP |
1.54 miles |
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Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School
Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, Crow Lane, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4QT |
1.55 miles |
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Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Rawthorpe Lane, Rawthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9NT |
1.66 miles |
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Oak CofE Primary School
Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5HX |
1.68 miles |
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Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
Rawthorpe Lane, Rawthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9NT |
1.79 miles |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy
Bradley Boulevard, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1EA |
1.8 miles |
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Moldgreen Community Primary School
The Avenue, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8AE |
1.81 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Barraclough Hall School
Barraclough, 1 Bryan Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD2 2AL |
0.19 miles |
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Greenhead College
Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4ES |
0.76 miles |
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Huddersfield Grammar School
Royds Mount, Luck Lane, Marsh, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4QX |
0.81 miles |
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ES Independent School Kirklees
20 Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EN |
0.83 miles |
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Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
1.06 miles |
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Kirklees College
Manchester Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3LD |
1.24 miles |
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Salendine Nook High School
New Hey Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4GN |
1.45 miles |
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North Huddersfield Trust School
Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1DJ |
1.48 miles |
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Huddersfield New College
New Hey Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 4GL |
1.52 miles |
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Woodley School and College
Off Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JE |
1.82 miles |
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Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Nether Hall Avenue, Huddersfield, HD5 9PG |
1.83 miles |
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Moor End Academy
Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 5JA |
1.91 miles |
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All Saints Catholic College
Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 2JT |
1.92 miles |
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Pivot Academy
Technology House, Alexandra Court, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1GN |
2.14 miles |
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Newsome Academy
Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JN |
2.25 miles |
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Castle Hill School
Newsome Road South, Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JL |
2.26 miles |
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The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form
Boothroyd, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3JW |
2.51 miles |
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The Brooksbank School
Victoria Road, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0QG |
2.56 miles |
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Fable House
Building 29, Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, HD4 7NR |
2.68 miles |
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Compass Community School North
Long Lea House, 5 Halifax Road, Elland, West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, HX5 0SH |
2.74 miles |
All schools in Huddersfield · Kirklees local authority: places and applications
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is part of Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Huddersfield
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Elland
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Brighouse
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Halifax
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Halifax
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Sowerby Bridge
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Heckmondwike
- St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Dewsbury
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Halifax
What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in October 2018 of its predecessor, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield.
When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.
How many pupils does St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy have?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy has 398 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy cover?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy'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 Academy?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is at George Avenue, Birkby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 2BJ.