Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119583URN

Littledale Avenue, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

46 applications for 30 places · 357th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 March 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 0.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire 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	46	1.5	33	1.10
Sep 2025	23	40	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2024	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2023	28	41	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2021	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2020	30	43	1.4	24	0.80
Sep 2019	30	31	1.0	18	0.60
Sep 2018	30	31	1.0	15	0.50
Sep 2017	30	32	1.1	19	0.63
Sep 2016	30	38	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2015	27	23	0.9	14	0.52
Sep 2014	29	28	1.0	19	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 61% · Maths 74% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%280th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	103	103
2023/24	42%	0%	100	99
2022/23	56%	0%	103	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

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Mossgate Primary School
0.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
West End Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Road Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 53%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: 119583 · 888/3605
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 39.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Littledale Avenue, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2ER
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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