Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is performing well, demonstrating effective management and a commitment to maintaining the standards established during its previous inspection. The school provides a nurturing environment that fosters pupil happiness and respect among peers, with strong parental support noted. Leaders maintain high expectations, promoting hard work and creativity among students, while effective reading and mathematics instruction supports their academic achievements. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the adaptation of the curriculum to better support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum's design is also in its early stages, necessitating clearer knowledge progression to enhance student learning. Overall, the school has shown commendable progress since its last inspection, but it must address the teaching strategies for SEND pupils and clarify its curriculum objectives to ensure all pupils can build their knowledge effectively over time.

Strengths

• Pupils are very happy and thrive in a nurturing environment.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and academic performance.
• Effective reading and phonics instruction leading to fluent readers.
• Innovative enrichment activities foster creativity.
• Strong commitment and high morale among staff.
• Good understanding of British values and community engagement.
• High attendance rates and well-prepared pupils for the next stage of education.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of teaching for SEND pupils.
• Curriculum design lacks clarity in knowledge progression.

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 of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 2024–25 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School received £7,126 and spent £7,220 for each of its 235 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,555 and spending £7,362 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottingham local authority: places and applications

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold Nottingham
• Christ The King Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Hucknall
• The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

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

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School have?

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has 243 pupils on roll.

What age range does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School cover?

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is at Piccadilly, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9FN.