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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett

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

personMrs Jennifer Gill

corporate_fareBISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onConsett, DH8 6LN

language Visit Website phone 1207503982

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

407

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is a Academy converter primary school in Consett, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is an academy converter in Consett, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 408 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #137 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #10,439 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%

Reading70% LA 72%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths60% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.6

-3.4 to -0.1

-0.3

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.3

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.4 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-12-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 408 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, 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)	408	4	1.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	400	7	1.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	410	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	405	7	1.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	405	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	408	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	407	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	423	1	0.2%	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 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils