St Patrick Catholic Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a happy, caring environment where children feel valued and eager to learn. Teachers use assessment well to plan engaging lessons adapted to each child's needs, with particularly strong mathematics teaching. Parents highly appreciate the school's focus on spiritual and moral development alongside strong academic achievement.
Key Strengths
- Most teachers deliver exciting and engaging lessons with high-quality assessment adapted to meet all pupils' needs
- Mathematics is taught to a very high standard with pupils showing deep understanding
- Strong phonics teaching with well-practised routines that keep all pupils engaged
- Exemplary behaviour throughout the school with pupils understanding rules and their importance
- Reception provides good-quality education enabling strong progress from starting points
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching of subjects other than English and mathematics is not yet consistently high quality
- Quality of reading teaching needs further improvement to accelerate pupils' progress
- Need to embed new strategies for reading across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a very strong culture of safeguarding permeating all aspects of school life, strong staff training, and clear procedures for reporting concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Family Catechesis sessions, simulated earthquake classroom experiences
St Patrick Catholic Primary School continues to be good, with the leadership team maintaining high quality education since the last inspection in 2015. The school has a caring, respectful environment where pupils are happy and have positive attitudes to learning.
At a Glance
41.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 70%. Maths has remained stable at around 85%. Writing has improved from 74% to 78%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
208 pupils
212 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leeds
Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
10,239
Applications
8,283
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.43292%
Overall absence
13.61257%
Persistent absence
191
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Patrick Catholic Primary School
Trinity Academy Leeds
Co-op Academy Leeds
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Co-op Academy Brierley
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
The Ruth Gorse Academy
The Pivot Academy LS East
Temple Learning Academy
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