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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster DN11 8EF · stpatrickscatholicps.co.uk · 01302 743145
On the mapSearch near DN11 8EF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- 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
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 134
- 29 over 105 places · 128%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- First language not English
- 26.9%
- 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, 18 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 94% 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 | 17 | 18 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 24 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 9 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122816)
Ofsted
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122816)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122816), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122816)
Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122816)