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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Danielle Kingham

corporate_fareTHE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY

location_onCoventry, CV2 1EQ

language Visit Website phone 2476612671

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Coventry, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY. The school has approximately 232 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #39 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #7,265 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing83% LA 67%

Maths63% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading78% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 4.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.8

-1.3 to 2.9

2.2

Maths

LA -0.2

0.1 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 1.1

1.0

Write

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 3.1

0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 70%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.4

-4.1 to 0.3

-0.7

Write

LA -0.9

-2.8 to 1.4

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 March 2018

Inspection Report

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05 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-03-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-02-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 232 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	232	4	1.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	225	7	3.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	242	4	1.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	241	4	1.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	238	10	4.2%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	6	2.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	217	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	216	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils