St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Elland, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Elland, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Calderdale primary schools.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out in 4 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 17.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 35.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Calderdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hullen Edge Road, Elland, HX5 0QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 106 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 34.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “St Patrick’s Primary Academy is a warm, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils are kind and tolerant towards each other.”
- “Staff and pupils respect each other.”
To improve
- “However, pupils have limited knowledge about other faiths and cultures.”
- “However, the general behaviour policy is not applied consistently across school.”
- “Pupils do not always know what is expected of them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 33% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- West Vale Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Greetland Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holywell Green Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Copley Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Siddal Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published