Our Lady Catholic Primary School

Our Lady Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, with strong leadership and a positive school culture that fosters student safety and wellbeing. The curriculum is well-designed and ambitious, preparing pupils for their future through a variety of enriching experiences. Although pupil achievement is generally good, with many students reaching or exceeding national averages, there are some areas needing improvement, particularly in targeted support for disadvantaged and special educational needs pupils.

Strengths

• Strong personal development and wellbeing program.
• High-quality teaching that supports pupil progress.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding pupils.
• Diverse extracurricular activities that enhance learning.
• Effective support for pupils' emotional wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have gaps in basic skills in handwriting and spelling.
• Targeted support for disadvantaged pupils needs refinement.
• Inconsistent addressing of pupils' error in basic skills.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Our Lady Catholic Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Our Lady Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Our Lady Catholic Primary School had 25.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Our Lady Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Our Lady Catholic Primary School received £6,646 and spent £6,545 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £155,000 (£766 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Our Lady Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Our Lady Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Our Lady Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Our Lady Catholic Primary School have?

Our Lady Catholic Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Our Lady Catholic Primary School cover?

Our Lady Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Our Lady Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Our Lady Catholic Primary School?

Our Lady Catholic Primary School is at Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3TF.