St Raphael's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Hartfield Avenue
Northolt
UB5 6NL
Phone 02088410848
Reference Number 101925

St Raphael's Catholic Primary School is maintaining its status as a good school, characterized by a safe and welcoming environment where pupils are motivated to learn. The staff demonstrate a clear commitment to helping all pupils achieve well, particularly in reading, where systematic approaches are in place. Students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from tailored support, and there is a strong emphasis on pupil well-being and positive behavior. However, some curriculum areas, particularly history and geography, need further development to ensure coherent sequencing and clarity in what is taught.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 475
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.79%
Girls: 52.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 47.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 38 60
2 30 27 57
3 32 23 55
4 30 27 57
5 37 42 79
6 29 45 74

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 35.2%
White, British 13.7%
African 10.5%
Asian, Other 6.7%
Caribbean 5.5%
White & Asian 4.6%
Indian 4.2%
Unclassified 2.9%
Irish 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 25 Jan 2022
Date Report
25 Jan 2022 School inspection
31 Jan 2017 Short inspection
27 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
25 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
07 Jul 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning in a supportive environment.
  • High expectations and effective routines are established in classrooms.
  • Reading strategies are systematic and have led to pupils developing strong decoding skills.
  • Teachers effectively check pupil understanding to address misconceptions.
  • Pupils with SEND receive strong support and are fully included in lessons.
  • The school offers opportunities for pupils to take on responsibilities, fostering confidence.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum planning in some subjects lacks clarity in essential knowledge and sequencing.
  • Support for a minority of weaker readers is not as effective as it could be.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -1.6
Maths 1.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 3
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 32 19

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