St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

School overview

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton is a primary school serving Stanley, County Durham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 138 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.1%. There are about 14.8 pupils per teacher. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.