St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Rogers
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 149060
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913780552
About this school
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 66 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 93% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| 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 Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor compares
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor ranked 81st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 66 | — |
| Langley Moor Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Browney Primary Academy | 71% | 3.9% | 17.4% | 181 | 0.6 miles |
| Brandon Primary Academy | 57% | 6.6% | 55.3% | 280 | 0.7 miles |
| Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 277 | 1.3 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 85% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 397 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.92%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 7.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Moor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Browney Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Browney
-
Brandon Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor ranks 22nd of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor teach?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor?
- The headteacher of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is Mr Paul Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor, 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, Langley Moor?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor full?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor has capacity for 105 pupils and 66 on roll (63%), 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, Langley Moor a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION 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, Langley Moor'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 67% 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, Langley Moor rank locally?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor ranked 81st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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, Langley Moor's absence rate?
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor'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 10 July 2026.