St Patrick's RC High School

Mr L Barrie is the school's SENDCo.

“SENDCo: Mr L Barrie”

Mr L Barrie is the SENDCo.

“SENDCo: Mr L Barrie”

External support includes CARITAS counselling, CAMHS, 42nd Street and the Educational Psychology Service.

“- CARITAS counselling - I-reach CAMHs - 42nd Street - Educational Psychology Service”

Mr D Macafee is the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

“Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr D Macafee”

In English and Maths, 54.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above, outperforming national averages.

“Our pupils continue to excel in core subjects, with 54.8% achieving Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, significantly outperforming national averages.”

Pupils serve others through charity, mentoring younger pupils, and contributing to the local community.

“Pupils experience the power of service, giving their time and talents to help others, whether through charity initiatives, mentoring younger pupils, or contributing to the local community.”

The school provides extracurricular experiences supporting students’ personal and social development.

“Not only do our team work hard to ensure students achieve great academic standards, they are also fully committed to providing educational and extra-curricular experiences that support our students’ personal and social development.”

The school motto is ‘amazing things happen here’.

“Our school motto is, ‘amazing things happen here’”

The school motto is “amazing things happen here.”

“Our school motto is, ‘amazing things happen here’ and you only have to spend five minutes in our school to realise that this is absolutely true.”

The careers programme includes employer encounters, workplace experience, engagement with further and higher education, and personal guidance.

“We strive to ensure our Careers Education & Guidance programme at St Patrick’s RC High School meets all the standards outlined in the 8 Gatsby benchmarks: 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning to careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance”

Pupils receive tailored careers advice from school staff, a personal Careers Connect adviser and external agencies.

“We aim to give each and every pupil here at St. Patrick’s relevant, informative and tailor-made careers advice and guidance (CIAG) from internal staff, our personal Careers Connect advisor and a huge array of external agencies.”

The November 2025 Ofsted inspection graded the school Strong in all areas.

“St Patrick’s was last inspected by Ofsted on Tuesday 25th November and Wednesday 26th November 2025, and achieved an overall grading of Strong in all areas.”

Attainment 8 increased by 3.3 points, and the school reports progress well above the national average.

“We are delighted that our Attainment 8 score has increased by 3.3 points this year, reflecting the hard work and dedication of our pupils and staff. The progress our pupils make is well above the national average, demonstrating strong academic progress across a broad curriculum.”