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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Southport · PR9 9RR

Ages 5–11 · 319 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
294

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

319 pupils · 378 places

Pupils on roll
319
Boys / girls
158 / 161
School capacity
378
Capacity fill
319 / 378 (84%)
Free school meals
15.4%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs R Halsall

Location

Address
Radnor Drive, Churchtown
Postcode
PR9 9RR
Town
Southport
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Southport, Sefton, 319 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.4%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Southport
32
Primary schools in Southport
21
Academies among open schools in Southport
38% (12)
Open schools in PR9
17
Primary in PR9
11
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SouthportNear PR9

  • Churchtown Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7NN · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.97

    0.3 miles away

  • Larkfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 8PA · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Marshside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 9XA · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7DU · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Norwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7DU · Sefton

    Ages 5–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand1.03

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs R Halsall
Telephone
01704225906
Website
http://www.stpatrickschurchtown.com

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