St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Blackswarth Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 8AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Edwin Broyd
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Sponsor
- The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 138465
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772387
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 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
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 87% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranked 48th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.8% | 20% | 195 | — |
| Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy | 47% | 6.7% | 27.4% | 300 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitehall Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 24.8% | 602 | 0.5 miles |
| Summerhill Infant School | — | 6.6% | 30.3% | 172 | 0.5 miles |
| Summerhill Academy | 89% | 5.9% | 33.5% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| E-Act Barton Hill Academy | 56% | 5.6% | 80.9% | 275 | 0.6 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 50.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Whitehall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Summerhill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Summerhill Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
E-Act Barton Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranks 117th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
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 Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is Mr Edwin Broyd, 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 195 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 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- 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.
- Who runs St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is part of THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. 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 60% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 48th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 1 July 2026.