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Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146147URN

Harrison Road, Leicester, LE4 6QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

33 applications for 24 places · 58th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 March 2023Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.3; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Saint Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 120223), 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	24	33	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2025	21	37	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2024	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2023	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2022	27	44	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2021	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2020	30	53	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	51	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2018 *	30	70	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2017 *	30	62	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	81	2.7	45	1.50
Sep 2015 *	30	65	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	67	2.2	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 75% · Maths 64% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%64th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	102	102
2023/24	72%	10%	103	107
2022/23	73%	7%	106	108

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

Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Rushey Mead Primary School
0.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Mellor Community Primary School
0.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wyvern Primary School
0.7 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Catherine Infant School
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Catherine Junior School
0.9 km · Leicester

Good2023

43%met the SATs standard
North Mead Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Herrick Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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: 146147 · 856/3423
Trust: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Saint Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 120223)
Address: Harrison Road, Leicester, LE4 6QN
Local authority: Leicester

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