SCHOOL PROFILE

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102331
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 6 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 396 396 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 184 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 212 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.4%
8.4 pts below England
School 16.4%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.6%
14.3 pts above England
School 34.6%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
34.1%
135
Any other White background
17.2%
68
African
12.6%
50
Indian
5.8%
23
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
19
Caribbean
4.5%
18
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 15.2% 60 of 396 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.1% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts below
EHC plans 5.1% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 1

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

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Havering 74.5%
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

4.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 4.67%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.12 pts lower than England
School 9.70%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Havering 1.53%
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

94.3% 6.1 pts above England
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
94.3%
Havering
95.0%
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