St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
North Road, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3ER
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by St Patrick's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Graeme Hawes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 123555
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Telford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - |
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 | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 12.7% | 231 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 227 | 0.0 miles |
| Wrekin View Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 464 | 0.1 miles |
| Dothill Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 28.2% | 342 | 0.4 miles |
| Short Wood Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy | 66% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 397 | 1.1 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.7%
- English as an additional language
- 45%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Wrekin View Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Dothill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Short Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy Primary
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crudgington Primary School Primary
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Telford.
- Has St Patrick's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- 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 63% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 28 October 2024.