Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in October 2017. The school is characterized by its inclusive and welcoming environment, where pupils, staff, and parents hold it in high regard. Pupils are well-behaved, eager to learn, and feel safe. Leaders have crafted a broad curriculum that supports learning from early years through to later stages, with a strong emphasis on reading and personal development through various enrichment activities. Staff are dedicated and feel supported by the leadership team, contributing to a positive school culture.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and inclusivity.
• High expectations for pupil learning and behavior.
• Effective early reading teaching and support for struggling readers.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum designed for sequential learning.
• Strong pupil engagement in clubs and enrichment activities.
• Effective safeguarding practices.

Areas for Improvement

• Some recent changes to the curriculum have resulted in small gaps in pupils' knowledge.

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 Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Holy Innocents 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 Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School had 39.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School received £7,795 and spent £7,969 for each of its 259 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £108,000 (£417 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, income was £8,412 and spending £8,501 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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Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School is part of St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• St Philomena's Primary School Orpington
• St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Orpington
• St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Orpington
• St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Sidcup
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Bromley
• St Vincent's Catholic Primary School London
• St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School London
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School London
• Coloma Convent Girls' School Croydon
• St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Bexleyheath

What is Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School have?

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School has 285 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School cover?

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School?

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School is at Mitchell Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9JT.