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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Southampton
  • SO19 2JE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2015 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,416 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 71%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 19%2024/25: top 10%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM82% · South East 64%10/10 Top 10%+57.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score108 · South East 1068/10 Above+33.6 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+37.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 42 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 52% · 44 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 58% · 59 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 64% · 53 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 57% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 75% · 59 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 82% · 60 pupils · South East 64%82%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 42 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 44 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 3% · 59 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 19% · 53 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 8% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 20% · 59 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 60 pupils · South East 7%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 42 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 44 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 59 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 53 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 59 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · South East 106108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 42 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 44 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 105 · 53 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 59 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.0%
54 of 73 who put it first2014 · 75.3%2026 · 74.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7354
2nd364
3rd211

Last distance offered: London only

0.6 km from Woolston · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026428
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.7%
First language not English43.9%
SEN support12.1%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils6.5%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

101.9% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 50 responses (11.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school98% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 52% not applicable54.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 32% not applicable88.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?26% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 26% who said Yes above76.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96% agree
  • My child does well at this school98% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent98% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 19.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.9
  • Other support 6.1

Teachers 21.5 FTE · Whole workforce 46.5 · 82 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,088
Spend per pupil£6,942
Staff spend per pupil£5,707
Reserve per pupil−£127
  • −£54,545revenue reserve
  • +£62,543in-year balance

Grants £6,904 · self-generated £183 · premises £235 per pupil