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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 212 pupils Amersham
Ofsted: Good
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Amersham for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 212 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Attendance is among the best for primary schools in England, with 2.6% of sessions missed in 2024/25 compared with 5.2% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Amersham Road
Chesham Bois
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 5PL
Phone 01494726390
Reference Number 148673

General Makeup

Number of pupils 212
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.58%
Girls: 51.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 12 25
2 16 14 30
3 19 12 31
4 13 19 32
5 15 17 32
6 15 17 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 45.3%
White, Other 19.3%
Indian 6.1%
Asian, Other 4.2%
Irish 3.8%
White & Asian 3.3%
African 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
Unclassified 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Chinese 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, inspected in May 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 25 Feb 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
25 Feb 2025 School inspection
09 Dec 2021 Academy conversion letter
01 May 2018 Short inspection
Previously as Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
04 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
26 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
25 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 78%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 108
Maths 108

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 4.1
Writing 3.6
Maths 3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 7 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School had 212 pupils for 210 places. That is 2 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Amersham Primary” planning area

Buckinghamshire counted 254 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 246 in 2029–30, down 3%.

2022202320242025
Places 210210210210
Pupils 215216213212
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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's Catholic Primary School attended 97.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.7%3.2%3.2%2.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.5%0.8%0.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%

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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000

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's Catholic Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.116.119.319.5
Teachers who left state teaching 11.0%0.0%9.9%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%36.4%54.5%–
Sick days per teacher 0.50.51.8–

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, 6.6% of pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 5 2
Social, emotional and mental health 3 2
Hearing impairment 3 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0

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's Catholic Primary School received £7,004 and spent £7,213 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £10,000 (£49 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, income was £7,112 and spending £7,057 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202320242025
Revenue reserve £63,000-£16,000£10,000
per pupil £294-£77£49
In-year balance -£12,000-£79,000-£45,000
per pupil -£58-£373-£209

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.

Name Distance
The Beacon School
Amersham Road, Amersham, HP6 5PF
0.18 miles
Heatherton School
10 Copperkins Lane, Amersham, HP6 5QB
0.58 miles
Waterside Primary Academy
Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Waterside Primary Academy, Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1QU
0.71 miles
Chesham Bois Church of England School
128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6DE
0.73 miles
Thomas Harding Junior School
Thomas Harding Junior School, Fullers Hill, Thomas Harding Junior School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1LR
0.75 miles
Elangeni School
Woodside Avenue, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6EG
0.92 miles
Chestnut Lane School
105 Chestnut Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6EF
0.95 miles
Home Tuition Service
Council Offices, Amersham, HP6 5BY
1.14 miles
Woodside Junior School
Mitchell Walk, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6NW
1.31 miles
Henry Allen Nursery School
Mitchell Walk, Amersham, HP6 6NW
1.33 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
School Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0EL
1.43 miles
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Elmtree Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2PA
1.51 miles
St George's Church of England Infant School
White Lion Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HX
1.6 miles
Newtown School
Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AT
1.66 miles
Hyde Heath Infant School
Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5RW
1.83 miles
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3DW
1.95 miles
Ivingswood Academy
Greenway, Chesham, HP5 2BY
2.13 miles
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
Bell Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6PF
2.16 miles
Ley Hill School
The Green, Ley Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1YF
2.26 miles
Little Missenden Church of England School
Little Missenden, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0RA
2.46 miles
Name Distance
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Chesham Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA
0.99 miles
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RG
1.35 miles
Chesham Grammar School
White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA
1.42 miles
Heritage House School
Cameron Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3BP
1.65 miles
Amersham School
Stanley Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH
1.81 miles
Stony Dean School
Orchard End Avenue, Pineapple Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9JW
1.81 miles
Dr Challoner's High School
Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9QB
2.49 miles
Missenden Abbey Adult Education College
3.83 miles
The Misbourne School
Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN
3.9 miles
Holmer Green Senior School
Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6SP
3.96 miles
St Clement Danes School
Chenies Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6EW
4.69 miles
Alfriston School
Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS
4.76 miles
Ashlyns School
Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3AH
4.87 miles

All schools in Amersham · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is part of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School.

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

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have?

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School cover?

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

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is at Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5PL.

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