St Patrick's Catholic College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Thornaby Academy
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Local ranking12th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
790
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 95
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 478
- Boys
- 217 (49%)
- Girls
- 226 (51%)
- Capacity
- 790 (56% full)
- SEND
- 18.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 68.0%
- EAL
- 12.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 14.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,107/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 42.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 74.2%
- Black African: 5.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.2%
- Asian Other: 3.8%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
74.2%
White British
5.7%
Black African
4.2%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Baysdale Road
Stockton-on-Tees, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 148186
- UKPRN
- 10086931
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
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