St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Deborah Law
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 556
- Pupils on roll
- 567
- URN
- 142281
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642613327
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 567 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 90 | 100 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 44.6 | 40.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.69 to -0.09 | -0.18 -0.46 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 36% | 30.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 67% | 48.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 14% | 26.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.3 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 513 |
| 2023/24 | 554 |
| 2024/25 | 550 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy compares
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.3 | 8.1% | 41.6% | 567 | — |
| Thornaby Academy | 40.9 | 14.8% | 68% | 443 | 0.1 miles |
| Acklam Grange School | 48.5 | 7.6% | 33.4% | 1,452 | 1.1 miles |
| Outwood Academy Acklam | 42.9 | 9.6% | 52.9% | 1,201 | 1.9 miles |
| Macmillan Academy | 47.8 | 9% | 46.6% | 1,586 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | 54.6 | 5.9% | 15% | 873 | 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.08%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornaby Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Acklam Grange School1.1 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Acklam1.9 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Macmillan Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
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All Saints Church of England Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranks 10th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Egglescliffe School Secondary
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ingleby Manor Free School Secondary
- North Shore Academy Secondary
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Secondary
- Sedgefield Community College Secondary
- The Grangefield Academy Secondary
- Thornaby Academy Secondary
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is Miss Deborah Law, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, 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 College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has 567 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy full?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has capacity for 556 pupils and 567 on roll (102%), 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 College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy a selective school?
- No. St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY 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 College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 40.3 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 College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy'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.