Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
134Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149626URN

Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

54 applications for 17 places · 52nd of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 17 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 3.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 122816), 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	17	54	3.2	18	1.06
Sep 2025	15	41	2.7	12	0.80
Sep 2024	15	48	3.2	24	1.60
Sep 2023 *	15	27	1.8	9	0.60
Sep 2022 *	12	25	2.1	9	0.75
Sep 2021 *	9	28	3.1	9	1.00
Sep 2020 *	10	24	2.4	9	0.90
Sep 2019 *	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2018 *	14	26	1.9	12	0.86
Sep 2017 *	10	20	2.0	10	1.00
Sep 2016 *	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	35	2.3	16	1.07
Sep 2014 *	11	20	1.8	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 50% · Maths 43% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%196th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	101	97
2023/24	22%	11%	102	98
2022/23	56%	13%	106	101

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

Good2023

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Harworth Church of England Academy
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
2.9 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
4.0 km · Doncaster

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tickhill Estfeld Primary School
4.1 km · Doncaster

Good2022

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ranskill Primary School
5.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin
5.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Grange Lane Infant Academy
6.1 km · Doncaster

Outstanding2023

1.4applications per place
Everton Primary School
6.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 69%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: 149626 · 891/3764
Trust: St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 105 pupils · 134 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2023
Replaced: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 122816)
Address: Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8EF
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

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