St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Southport, Sefton
PR9 9RR
Composite score
46.6

About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southport, Sefton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 332 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#1221
In North West
#30
In Sefton
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 332 % FSM ever-6 14.2% % EAL 9.3% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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