St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Blackswarth Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 8ASOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bristol for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 168 schools in Bristol. It ranks 89th of 190 primary schools in Bristol. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 July 2024, report published 10 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 9 July 2024
Pupils are proud to attend St Patrick's Catholic Primary School. They talk positively about how the school values enable them to feel part of a 'community' where everyone is kind, gentle and fair. Many parents comment favourably about the school's nurturing and inclusive ethos and the care that staff show to pupils and their families. Staff follow the school's 'behaviour charter' to model the high expectations for pupils' behaviour. This starts in the early years where children listen carefully and follow instructions well. Across the school, pupils are polite, friendly and well mannered. They behave well in lessons and move around the school calmly and sensibly. Staff and pupils enjoy positive and respectful relationships. Pupils feel safe and trust adults to listen to them when they need to share any worries or concerns. Pupils take their roles as members of the chaplaincy team or school council seriously. They understand how these roles help them to plan and lead school events. Pupils enjoy the range of opportunities they have to develop their interests and talents outside the classroom. They take pride in playing a variety of instruments, such as piano and guitar, in concerts.
What the school should improve
- Assessment is not yet used effectively in some wider curriculum subjects to ascertain what pupils know and remember and to decide next steps in learning. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and do not build their knowledge well over time. The trust needs to ensure that teachers use assessment effectively across all subjects and use this information to inform future learning.
- In some subjects, learning is not adapted well enough to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND. As a result, these pupils find it difficult to access their work and do not learn as well. The trust should ensure that staff understand how to provide the support that each pupil with SEND needs in order to learn and make progress across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
195 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 47% met the expected standard |
| Whitehall Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Summerhill Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Summerhill Academy | 0.5 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 89% met the expected standard |
| E-Act Barton Hill Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 56% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Edwin Broyd
- Phone
- 01173772387
- Address
- Blackswarth Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 8AS
- Local authority
- Bristol
- URN
- 138465
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.