St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Leamington Spa
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leamington Spa, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 98% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125715), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 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 Kingsway Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 48% reading, 42% maths); Shrubland Street Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 88% maths); Whitnash Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths); and Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles).
Kingsway Community Primary SchoolShrubland Street Community Primary SchoolWhitnash Primary SchoolClapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery
The trust
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 29 schools in St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Who goes there
50% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), White British (26%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 46 pupils (24%) received SEN support and 4 (2.1%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cashmore Avenue (adjacent), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 438 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School are Campion School (0.9 miles), Myton School (1.2 miles), Trinity Catholic School (1.4 miles) and Oakley School (1.4 miles).
Campion SchoolMyton SchoolTrinity Catholic SchoolOakley School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 125715), it was rated Good in April 2023.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125715). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025).
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 an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 14 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
205 pupils
210 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leamington Spa
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leamington Spa
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
26.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
192
Total Pupils
94
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£38,872
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,796
Per pupil
£1316k
Total funding
£68k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125715). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.5%
Overall absence
20.5%
Persistent absence
190
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125715), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (URN 125715), it was rated Good in April 2023.
What is the catchment area for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire 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 27.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has around 192 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire'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 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 14 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is at Cashmore Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 3EU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)