Our Lady Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 20 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117464
Address
Woodhall Lane, AL7 3TF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
200 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
55.5%
Girls
44.5%
First language not English
25%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.5%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.5%
Other White 25.5%
Mixed 11%
African 10%
Other Asian 3.5%
Irish 2%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 1%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 18%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Our Lady Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
4
1
Reception, Full-time
29
16
13
Year 1
20
10
10
Year 2
27
14
13
Year 3
27
15
12
Year 4
29
13
16
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
30
21
9
Year 2023-2024

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