St Louis Catholic Primary School

St Louis Catholic Primary School has made a good start as an academy, demonstrating a strong commitment to creating a supportive and aspirational environment for its pupils. The school excels in fostering outstanding behaviour and attitudes among students, leading to high levels of engagement and responsibility. With a well-rounded curriculum in place, pupils achieve well, particularly in early reading, and the focus on continuous improvement suggests a proactive approach to education. However, there are some areas for improvement, notably in ensuring all teachers systematically check pupils' understanding, which is crucial for addressing gaps in knowledge effectively.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and literacy development.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum that supports pupil achievement.
• Highly effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Encouragement of leadership and citizenship through various roles for pupils.
• Welcoming and inclusive school community.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, gaps in pupils' understanding are not identified and addressed adequately.

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 St Louis Catholic Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% 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, 0.4% of pupils at St Louis 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 St Louis Catholic Primary School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.7% 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, 8.8% of pupils at St Louis Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 St Louis Catholic Primary School received £5,969 and spent £6,023 for each of its 453 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £477,000 (£1,053 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

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 Aylesbury · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

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

• St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Aylesbury
• St Edward's Catholic Junior School Aylesbury
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Amersham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable
• St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Michael's Catholic School High Wycombe
• St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School Marlow

What is St Louis Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Louis Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was St Louis Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Louis Catholic Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does St Louis Catholic Primary School have?

St Louis Catholic Primary School has 454 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Louis Catholic Primary School cover?

St Louis Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Louis Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Louis Catholic Primary School?

St Louis Catholic Primary School is at Harris Court, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2XZ.