Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Fourth Avenue, Teignmouth, TQ14 9DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Blatchford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 140695
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626773905
About this school
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Teignmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 134 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. 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 | 30 | 21 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 38% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 52% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 62% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 63rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.5% | 18% | 134 | — |
| Teignmouth Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 53.6% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Shaldon Primary School | 88% | 3.5% | 13% | 229 | 0.8 miles |
| Hazeldown School | 67% | 4.1% | 15% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishopsteignton School | 77% | 4% | 13.5% | 157 | 1.6 miles |
| Stokeinteignhead School | 72% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 104 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report28 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.03%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Teignmouth Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Shaldon Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Hazeldown School0.8 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Bishopsteignton School1.6 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Stokeinteignhead School2.1 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Teignmouth
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Teignmouth.
- Bishopsteignton School Primary
- Hazeldown School Primary
- Shaldon Primary School Primary
- Teignmouth Primary School Primary
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Teignmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School is Mrs Catherine Blatchford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman 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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 134 on roll (64%), 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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Is Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School a selective school?
- No. Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 63rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman 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.