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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyRoman Catholic192 pupilsLeamington SpaWarwickshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, April 2023
Reached the expected level at 1153%England 63%
Attendance93.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families23%About the same as most schools in England
Places18 spare192 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher21.1School workforce census

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a converter academy in Leamington Spa for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 192 pupils and room for 210. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Cashmore Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV31 3EU01926 425958stpatricks-lspa.comMs Julia Rutkowski headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 April 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1153%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level3%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score106.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 48%48%20172018: 53%53%20182019: 64%64%20192023: 50%50%20232024: 50%50%20242025: 53%53%2025
Since 2017: +5%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†WarwickshireEngland
Pupils tested303030281927
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%50%50%64%53%48%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths3%3%3%7%5%4%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0105.0101.0104.0103.0102.0106.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score106.0104.0102.0105.0100.0102.0104.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0107.0104.0107.0105.0106.0105.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard70%63%57%79%68%63%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard70%67%70%82%58%63%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)60%60%63%71%68%67%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.3-0.4-0.3-1.7
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.6-0.3-2.6-1.8
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged50%22%44%33%33%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged55%62%52%70%60%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in March 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
50%55%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
53%54%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
71%53%
Gap 18 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%3%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full205 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
98% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warwickshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll192Census January 2026
Places21091% full
Pupils from low-income families23%23% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English50%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support24%46 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.47 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)22%£63,550 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls94 / 98
White British pupils26%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 25.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.8 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (16), language and communications needs (15), emotional and mental health (14), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school20.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.5%6.9%6.6%8.3%5.0%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.8%5.8%5.5%6.8%4.1%3.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.7%1.0%1.1%1.5%0.9%0.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence20.5%25.1%23.4%34.5%19.3%6.0%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in March 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.1full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher21.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£38,871
Vacancies0

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £70k, £340 per pupil
Money in against money out+£115kit took in more than it spent this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m32812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate97 per 1,000 people7% higher than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Warwick
Nearest bus stop190 mCashmore Avenue, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Kingsway Community Primary SchoolAcademy120 m179Good 20236Compare
Shrubland Street Community Primary SchoolCouncil650 m226Good 202381Compare
Whitnash Primary SchoolCouncil950 m413Good 202469Compare
Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and NurseryAcademy0.6 miles226Good 2021Compare
St Peter's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare
St Anthony's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 milesNot inspectedCompare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy1.0 milesNot inspectedCompare
Briar Hill Infant SchoolCouncil1.0 miles296No overall grade 202596Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School a good school?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2023.

What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Patrick's Catholic Primary School good at its last full inspection on 25 April 2023.

How good are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 53% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have?

192 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 91% full.

Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?

The average class had 27.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cashmore Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV31 3EU
Telephone
01926 425958
Website
www.stpatricks-lspa.com
Headteacher
Ms Julia Rutkowski
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Birmingham
Multi-academy trust
St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (29 schools)
Local authority
Warwickshire
Ward
Leamington Brunswick
Constituency
Warwick and Leamington
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 March 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151229 · LAESTAB 9373543 · UKPRN 10096049
Formerly
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Where these figures come from