Our Lady of Victories Catholic School

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from an inadequate rating to a good overall effectiveness. Leaders have effectively addressed previous weaknesses, particularly in safeguarding, and have high expectations for all students. The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, particularly in core subjects, and pupils generally display positive attitudes towards learning. However, some inconsistencies in practices such as reading support and behavior management still exist, indicating room for further improvement in leadership oversight and implementation.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• High expectations and ambition for all pupils
• Broad extra-curricular offerings
• Ambitious and coherently sequenced curriculum
• Positive relationships between pupils and adults
• Strong emphasis on personal development
• Inclusive education for pupils with SEND
• Positive attitudes towards learning, especially among older pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in how reading support is provided
• Variability in applying the behavior policy across classes
• Some SEND targets are not specific enough

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 Victories Catholic School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Our Lady of Victories Catholic 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 Victories Catholic School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 11.8% of pupils at Our Lady of Victories Catholic School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% 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 Victories Catholic School received £7,563 and spent £7,429 for each of its 232 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£151 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,636 and spending £7,721 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 Keighley · Bradford local authority: places and applications

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School is part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• St Anne's Catholic Primary School Keighley
• The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Keighley
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Keighley
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bingley
• St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley
• St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley

What is Our Lady of Victories Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady of Victories Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Our Lady of Victories Catholic School last inspected by Ofsted?

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Our Lady of Victories Catholic School have?

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does Our Lady of Victories Catholic School cover?

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Our Lady of Victories Catholic School?

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School is at Guard House Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 6JP.