St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Whitefriars, Avenue Road, Farnborough, GU14 7BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Tong
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of St Bernadette's and St Patrick's Catholic Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 116390
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252542511
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 250 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 33 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 82% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 88% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 82% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranked 229th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.8% | 11.2% | 250 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School | 58% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 220 | 0.2 miles |
| North Farnborough Infant School | — | 4.4% | 8.3% | 170 | 0.5 miles |
| South Farnborough Junior School | 67% | 3.2% | 11.9% | 399 | 0.6 miles |
| Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy | 61% | 4% | 7.9% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Cross Farm Infant Academy | — | 4.6% | 16.3% | 69 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.16%
- English as an additional language
- 31.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 4.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
North Farnborough Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
South Farnborough Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Cross Farm Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Camberley
Other schools in Farnborough
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Farnborough.
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Infant School Primary
- Cove Junior School Primary
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Primary
- Grange Community Junior School Primary
- Guillemont Junior School Primary
- Manor Infant School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Pinewood Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Farnborough.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Alison Tong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 222 pupils and 250 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is part of the The Federation of St Bernadette's and St Patrick's Catholic Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranked 229th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.