Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School

Kensington and ChelseaVoluntary aided school

Bury Walk, Cale Street, London, SW3 6QH

Headteacher: Mrs A SteinartSchool website ↗Pupils: 210 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
43% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
43%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 September 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 90%·Maths 86%All three 83%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
28of 65 (43.1%)
How many applied in total?
169

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
34.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
91 girls, 119 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 93% (2016/17), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%17.0%+2.9+0.1+3.2
2016/1793.0%23.0%+3.6+0.5+5.9
2017/1893.0%41.0%+2.9+1.1+3.9
2018/1993.0%40.0%+3.7+3.2+4.6
2022/2380.0%23.0%+4.1+3.5+5.1
2023/2493.0%33.0%---
2024/2583.0%17.0%---