Primary school

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Oldham
  • OL8 1EF
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,326 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM70% · North West 63%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 65% · 26 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 61% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 52% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 38% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 63%70%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 12% · 26 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 98 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
6 of 6 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st66
2nd90
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026166
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.6%
First language not English76.3%
SEN support6.8%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils16.8%

Girls 42.4%Boys 57.6%

70.3% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.2
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.5
  • Other support 3

Teachers 6.4 FTE · Whole workforce 14.9 · 19 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • +£92,000revenue reserve
  • +£67,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (27 academies) · trust reserve £3,542,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it