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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Ling Forest Road, Mansfield NG18 3NJ · st-patricksrc.notts.sch.uk · 01623 478090
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.12 mi
- 1.81 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 247
- 37 over 210 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.12 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- 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: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 33
- 14% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied