Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 8 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Doncaster
Unique reference
144469
Address
Mere Lane, Armthorpe, DN3 2DB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
203 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
30%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.8%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.5%
Other White 19.7%
African 5.9%
Mixed 2.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Irish 1%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
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
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
24
18
6
Year 1
28
10
18
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
31
16
15
Year 4
32
17
15
Year 5
29
14
15
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2023-2024

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