St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Lowshoe Lane, Romford, RM5 2AP
396 pupils · 94% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Havering
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 23 | 75 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 38 | 37 | 75 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 41 | 101 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 49 | 101 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 53 | 50 | 105 | 53 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 37 | 86 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 51 | 93 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 48 | 103 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crownfield Junior School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Crownfield Infant School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Clockhouse Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Parklands Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rise Park Junior School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rise Park Infant School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.