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St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
George Avenue, Birkby, Huddersfield HD2 2BJ · stpatricks.org.uk · 01484 300800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kirklees 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 398
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- 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: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 52 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 | 52 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 35 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Kirklees it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107750)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107750), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107750)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107750)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107750)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 56
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied