St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Westbury Street, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mark Ryan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 142282
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642676724
About this school
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 404 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 60 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 58% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 67% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 73% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Roman Catholic Primary School, 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 | 61% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy compares
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 21st of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 34.2% | 404 | — |
| Mandale Mill Primary School | — | — | — | 332 | 0.1 miles |
| Harewood Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 59.5% | 423 | 0.2 miles |
| Village Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 51% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Thornaby Church of England Primary School | 49% | 5.7% | 40.5% | 272 | 0.8 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton | 53% | 5.9% | 40% | 213 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.15%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 5.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mandale Mill Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Harewood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Village Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Thornaby Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranks 19th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
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- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy teach?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is Mark Ryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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 big is St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy full?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 404 on roll (144%), 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy rank locally?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 21st of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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.