Griffin Road, Plumstead, London SE18 7QG
10 reasons to choose St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Plumstead
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St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Plumstead has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Plumstead and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Plumstead is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Plumstead has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Plumstead ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools.
The St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Plumstead curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Plumstead
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Plumstead
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Plumstead
Greenwich Waldorf Lower School (3 miles); The Pointer School (3.1 miles); Blackheath Preparatory School (3.2 miles).
South Rise Primary School (0.2 miles); St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Woolwich (0.7 miles); Cardwell Primary School (1.4 miles).
Blackheath High School (3.9 miles); Riverston School, Senior School (4.7 miles); Colfe’s School (4.7 miles).
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (1.8 miles); Woolwich Polytechnic School (2.1 miles); Bexley Grammar School (3.4 miles).