St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Batley, Kirklees, St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 243 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 71% 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%). Performance is little changed year on 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 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% 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 Academy their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 23.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.