# St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 285 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139347. [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 285
- Council: Sheffield
- URN: 139347

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, special measures
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 8% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sheffield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Longley Park Sixth Form Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longley-park-sixth-form-academy-e144886): 510 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Lotus Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lotus-academy-e150029): 660 m. Special. Inadequate (overall), March 2022, before the school changed, special measures
- [Hartley Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartley-brook-primary-school-e144482): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hatfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfield-academy-e144481): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lift Firth Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-firth-park-e139334): 790 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 36.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hucklow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hucklow-primary-school-e142663): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139347)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139347)

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