Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142216URN

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road, Stafford, ST16 3BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

53 applications for 25 places · 76th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

53 applications · 25 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.8; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 124362), the previous school.

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	25	53	2.1	23	0.92
Sep 2025	17	50	2.9	17	1.00
Sep 2024	29	64	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2023	29	51	1.8	23	0.79
Sep 2022	30	64	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2021	24	46	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2020	28	47	1.7	26	0.93
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	71	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	29	82	2.8	40	1.38
Sep 2015 *	30	65	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	30	70	2.3	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%72nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	10%	105	105
2023/24	66%	10%	107	107
2022/23	68%	13%	105	106

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

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
0.3 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Tillington Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Doxey Academy
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2023

1.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place
St John's CofE Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Burleyfields Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142216 · 860/3469
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2016
Replaced: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 124362)
Address: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road, Stafford, ST16 3BT
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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