St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyHucklow Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy and Hucklow Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Hucklow Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hucklow Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged in need of urgent improvement and Hucklow Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 8.0% for St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy and 55.0% for Hucklow Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy (38.0% in 2022-23, 8.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Hucklow Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldSt Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | SheffieldHucklow Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F30/100 | D49/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 109th of 120 in Sheffield | 70th of 120 in Sheffield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Inadequate | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 285 | 494 | |
| Capacity | 280 | 420 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S5 0QF | Sheffield, S5 6TB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 8.0% | 55.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 301 | 509 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.1% | 50.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.9% | 82.7% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 17.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.2% Stronger figure | 23.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Hucklow Primary School
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