SCHOOL PROFILE

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100173
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 367 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 January 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Greenwich
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 314 301 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 146 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 168 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.0%
3.2 pts above England
School 28.0%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.3%
24.0 pts above England
School 44.3%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
72.0%
226
Any other White background
6.4%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
14
Indian
3.2%
10
Any other Black background
2.9%
9
Caribbean
2.5%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.9% 75 of 314 pupils
3.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 53
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Other difficulty or disability 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

88.0% 27.6 pts above England
School 88.0%
Greenwich 71.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Greenwich 80.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Greenwich 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Greenwich 79.2%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.67 pts lower than England
School 3.55%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.82 pts lower than England
School 10.00%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.02 pts lower than England
School 1.79%
Greenwich 1.43%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.6% 2.6 pts below England
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
85.6%
Greenwich
86.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information