Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
250Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
116390URN

Whitefriars, Avenue Road, Farnborough, GU14 7BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

79 applications for 30 places · 50th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

21 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 May 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 3.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	75	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2024	30	89	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	40	1.33
Sep 2022	29	75	2.6	37	1.28
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	95	3.2	41	1.37
Sep 2016	31	70	2.3	30	0.97
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	71	2.4	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%223rd of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	3%	106	104
2023/24	82%	12%	107	106
2022/23	53%	7%	106	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
0.3 km · Hampshire

Good2022

58%met the SATs standard
North Farnborough Infant School
0.8 km · Hampshire

2026

2.4applications per place
South Farnborough Junior School
1.0 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

67%met the SATs standard
Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy
1.2 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cross Farm Infant Academy
1.5 km · Surrey

Requires improvement2023

3.0applications per place
South Farnborough Infant School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place
The Sixth Form College Farnborough
1.6 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116390 · 850/3551
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 222 pupils · 250 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitefriars, Avenue Road, Farnborough, GU14 7BW
Local authority: Hampshire · Rushmoor

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources