St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary in the Hampshire local authority, serving the Rushmoor area. Among the 16 primary schools in Rushmoor, it ranks third, placing it in the top 10 per cent of schools locally. Its closest high-performing peers include Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, and St Faith's Church of England Primary School, all of which sit above it in the local rankings. The school is oversubscribed, with 75 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 28 of those offers went to first-preference families. Headteacher Alison Tong leads a school that has capacity for 222 pupils but currently hosts 256, suggesting strong local demand. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character and offers nursery provision for children aged two, making it a natural feeder for families seeking a faith-based start to primary education in the area.

Academically, St Patrick's performs well above the Hampshire average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 82 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 61 per cent. The school's overall score of 82 on the KS2 RWM expected metric places it in the top 10 per cent nationally. In reading, 88 per cent met the expected standard and 33 per cent achieved a higher score, while in maths the figures were 85 per cent and 21 per cent respectively. Writing saw 85 per cent at expected and 15 per cent at a higher level. Average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 106 in maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in September 2023, confirmed it remains Good, an improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2012. Leadership and management were also rated Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a dining hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, art studios, a chapel, and a Forest School programme. Sports provision covers cricket, rounders, cross country, netball and football, while clubs include gardening, film club and choir. SEND support is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disabilities, and other difficulties. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Talavera Junior School, 4.7 km away. St Patrick's is a good fit for Catholic families in Rushmoor who want a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes, a nursery from age two, and a supportive SEND framework, though oversubscription means early application is advisable.

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