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St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Barnsley Road, Sheffield Lane Top, Sheffield S5 0QF · st-patricks.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 245 6183
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 8%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 285
- 5 over 280 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 43.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 31 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 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 42 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 58 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 51 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 8% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼8% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jun 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
25% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 25%
- Positive
- 22%
- Replies
- 20
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (55%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (55%) with SEND