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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
Voluntary aided school
St Patrick's RC High School
- Pupils on roll
- 912of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 183
- Ofsted
- Report card, 25 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
St Patrick's RC High School has no sixth form. Of the 183 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 34% moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 34% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 53.8 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Salford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Patrick's RC High School | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 183 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 34% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Patrick's RC High School | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 53.8 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 76% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.18 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.3 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 57.3 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 183 | 100% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 83% |
| English Literature | 183 | 100% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 85% |
| Mathematics | 183 | 100% | 88% | 27% | 22% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 182 | 99% | 31% | 21% | 32% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 146 | 80% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 73% |
| History | 95 | 52% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 73% |
| Geography | 83 | 45% | 41% | 29% | 25% | 77% |
| Spanish | 74 | 40% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 97% |
| French | 61 | 33% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 97% |
| Business Studies | 39 | 21% | 18% | 33% | 20% | 85% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 20% | 23% | 89% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 37 | 20% | 23% | 86% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 37 | 20% | 23% | 89% | 46% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 29 | 16% | 11% | 3% | 24% | 76% |
| Art and Design | 19 | 10% | 7% | 53% | 24% | 100% |
| Polish | 19 | 10% | 1% | 95% | 84% | 100% |
| 3D Design | 17 | 9% | 2% | 41% | 16% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 8% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 60% |
| Drama | 14 | 8% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 71% |
| Photography | 11 | 6% | 6% | 82% | 19% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 14 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 11 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 6 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Salford
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.3
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Co-op Academy Walkden
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Ellesmere Park High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.