St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton

About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton, was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, with inspectors singling out behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score: 83% of pupils met the benchmark, placing it sixth out of 55 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees and in the top 10% nationally. That figure sits well above the local authority average of 66%, and the school’s reading average score of 109 and maths average of 107 both exceed the national expected standard of 100. A notable 50% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, while 28% did so in maths and writing. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with the 2024 report noting that leadership and management, quality of education, personal development and early years provision are all Good.

In terms of individual subject performance, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 90% in writing and 88% in reading. The proportion achieving the higher standard in reading is particularly strong at 50%, double that of maths and writing. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, but the average scaled scores suggest solid attainment. With 260 pupils on roll against a capacity of 280, the school is close to full. Only 6.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average. The school ranks 9th overall in the local authority when all primary schools are considered, and sits just behind three Church of England and Catholic peers in the top four.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, forest school area, chapel, art studios and playing fields, and runs clubs such as art, coding, chess and film. Sports on offer include netball, football, dance, cricket and swimming. SEND provision covers speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 45 applications for 18 places, with all 18 first-preference offers taken up, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. It also has nursery provision for children from age three. This is a Catholic primary that suits families who prioritise strong academic outcomes in a faith-based setting, particularly those who value high standards of behaviour and a broad extracurricular offer.

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