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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Longfield Avenue, London E17 7DP · st-patricks.waltham.sch.uk · 020 8509 4321
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 344
- 75% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 60.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 43
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied