St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Cleator Moor
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cleator Moor. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 112 schools in Cumberland with published results, and 2,822nd of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, dance, choir, cooking and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Cumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 82% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School are Montreal CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 56% reading, 39% maths); Moor Row Community Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 62% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (2 miles, Good, 25% reading, 25% maths); and Frizington Community Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths).
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Montreal CofE Primary SchoolMoor Row Community Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolFrizington Community Primary School
Who goes there
4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 56 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 21 (7.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 11 pupils on roll.
Staffing
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Corkickle Rail Station, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trumpet Terrace (opposite), 330 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils live and breathe the school's values of 'living and learning' at this extremely successful school. Pupils are happy and refer to the school as a place of belonging where everyone is welcomed. Pupils celebrate and champion difference. Their understanding of equality is impressive. They are proud of the diversity that exists within their school and the wider community.
Pupils' conduct in lessons and around school is impeccable. They proudly rise to meet the extremely high expectations that the school has for their behaviour, academic achievement and personal development. Relationships between staff and pupils are exceptionally strong. Pupils have a high level of respect for adults. They feel safe and they know that there is someone in the school that they can go to if they have a worry. Pupils approach their work with great pride and resilience. They spoke confidently about their learning and have a real thirst to learn more every day. Pupils achieve remarkably well and make excellent progress from a low starting point.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's aspirations for pupils are extremely high. The school has developed a vibrant and ambitious learning journey. It has clearly and precisely identified the key knowledge that pupils should learn from the beginning of early years to the end of Year 6. The school makes sure that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn new content in a logical way. This enables pupils to build firm foundations for future learning.
Highly-trained staff teach the curriculum with expertise and enthusiasm. Their passion for learning is infectious. They skilfully design learning activities that help pupils to make strong connections between what they already know and the new learning. They make careful checks to ensure pupils do not develop misconceptions. Pupils showcase a depth of knowledge across all areas of the curriculum. They discuss their learning with great confidence.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2019 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
29.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 82% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
25.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Term dates
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cumberland's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is in Cumberland; for families living there:
- Cumberland's school travel policy: Step by step guide of the Home to School Travel Assistance Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
265 pupils
270 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cleator Moor
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cleator Moor
Across Cumberland council
Places available
3,537
Applications
2,352
Got 1st preference
98.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Cumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
28.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 11 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
271
Total Pupils
148
Boys
123
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,146
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,625
Per pupil
£1639k
Total funding
£114k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
216
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Cumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has around 271 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 11 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 10.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming St Patrick's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is at Todholes Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5DG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)