St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is a small Catholic primary academy that inspectors found to be performing strongly. This was its first section 5 inspection as an academy, following conversion in 2022 and the appointment of new executive and headteachers in 2023; the school is part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. The quality of education was judged good, while behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision were all outstanding.

Strengths

• Nurturing and supportive atmosphere helps pupils feel happy, valued and safe
• Pupils with SEND achieve exceptionally well through clear identification and effective support
• Behaviour is excellent, with exemplary attitudes and a highly inclusive environment
• Early years provision gives children a fabulous start through play and strong foundations in number and phonics
• Pupils become confident, fluent readers, including those who need catch-up support or are new to English
• High-quality curriculum and skilled teaching give pupils a secure understanding across subjects
• Attendance has improved notably, with persistent absence falling significantly
• Bullying and derogatory language are very rare and dealt with quickly
• Wider development offer builds responsible community members through fundraising, choir and spirituality
• Leaders support staff well, manage workload and provide relevant training
• Governors and trustees are well informed and challenge leaders appropriately
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Parents are unanimously supportive of the school

Areas for Improvement

• A small number of curriculum aspects, such as fieldwork in geography, need further improvement
• Planned curriculum refinements are in their early stages and not yet fully impacting pupils' work and outcomes

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, Langley Moor attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 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, Langley Moor had 10.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.8% 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, 13.6% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% 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, Langley Moor received £9,542 and spent £11,815 for each of its 61 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £288,000 (-£4,728 per pupil).

Across all 46 schools of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,708 and spending £7,760 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, Langley Moor is part of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor Durham
• St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Durham
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Durham
• St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Durham
• St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village Durham
• St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont Belmont
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Durham
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Chester Le Street
• All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Durham
• St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester Durham

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

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

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor was last inspected in July 2025.

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

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor has 66 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is at Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, St. Patricks Rc School, Durham, DH7 8JJ.