St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Deedmore Road, Wood End, Coventry, CV2 1EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Restell
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 142215
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476612671
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 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 | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranked 57th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.3% | 26.9% | 234 | — |
| Moat House Primary School | 50% | 6.6% | 52.6% | 470 | 0.1 miles |
| Potters Green Primary School | — | — | — | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| Henley Green Primary | 48% | 6.7% | 58.5% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| St Laurences CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 35.9% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Alderman's Green Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 43.7% | 485 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.92%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 16.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moat House Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Potters Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Henley Green Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Laurences CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Alderman's Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranks 62nd of the 93 ranked primary schools in Coventry.
- Alderman's Green Primary School Primary
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Souls' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Allesley Hall Primary School Primary
- Allesley Primary School Primary
- Arley Primary Academy Primary
- Balsall Common Primary School Primary
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Binley Woods Primary School Primary
- Bournebrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Broad Heath Community 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 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the principal of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- The principal of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Claire Restell, 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 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 234 on roll (111%), 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 Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is part of THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY. 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 53% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 57th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 5.3% 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 2 July 2026.