St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham
Lacock Road, Corsham, SN13 9HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Courtney
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 126431
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249713125
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Corsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 57% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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, Corsham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham ranked 77th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.8% | 16.2% | 184 | — |
| Corsham Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 13.2% | 651 | 0.1 miles |
| The Corsham Regis Primary Academy | 48% | 7.6% | 49.2% | 119 | 0.5 miles |
| Neston Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 10% | 195 | 1.4 miles |
| Queen's Crescent School | 72% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 411 | 2.4 miles |
| Frogwell Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 159 | 2.7 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)
- 16.2%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 10.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corsham Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Corsham
-
The Corsham Regis Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Corsham
-
Neston Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Neston, Corsham
-
Queen's Crescent School2.4 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Frogwell Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Corsham
- Box Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corsham Primary School Primary
- The Corsham Regis Primary Academy Primary
- The Corsham School Secondary
- Heywood Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Corsham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham is Mrs Jennie Courtney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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, Corsham a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham'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 63% 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, Corsham compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham ranked 77th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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, Corsham's absence rate?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham'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.