Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 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
Essex
Unique reference
145996
Address
Little Wheatley Chase, SS6 9EH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
401 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
6.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
9%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81%
Other White 6%
African 3.7%
Indian 2.5%
Other 2%
Mixed 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
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 Ransom Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
61
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes30.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
62
29
33
Year 1
60
37
23
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
62
33
29
Year 5
64
33
31
Year 6
33
17
16
Year 2023-2024

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