St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Todholes Road, Cleator Moor, CA25 5DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Lisa / Gayle Pritchard / Wilkinson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 271
- URN
- 132835
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946810513
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Cleator Moor. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 271 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 45 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 67% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.8% | 31.7% | 271 | — |
| Montreal CofE Primary School | 33% | 5.3% | 43.4% | 107 | 0.2 miles |
| Moor Row Community Primary School | 54% | 3.7% | 16.9% | 72 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | 6% | 28.9% | 55 | 2.0 miles |
| Frizington Community Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 109 | 2.2 miles |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 31.9% | 198 | 2.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 July 2024
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.68%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 10.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Montreal CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Cleator Moor
-
Moor Row Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Moor Row
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Frizington Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Egremont
Other schools in Cleator Moor
- Montreal CofE Primary School Primary
- Cleator Moor Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleator Moor.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is Lisa / Gayle Pritchard / Wilkinson, 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 271 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 271 on roll (100%), 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 Lancaster.
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- 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 60% in 2022/23 and 70% 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 26th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% 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 4.8% 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.