Our Lady Catholic Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF

Headteacher: Mr Richard CurrySchool website ↗Pupils: 208 (capacity: 243)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2021
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2021
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 October 2021Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
70.0%
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%.
20.0%
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 87%·Writing 73%·Maths 77%All three 70%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding30%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
30of 35 (85.7%)
How many applied in total?
94

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
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).
10.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
101 girls, 107 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 75% (2022/23), currently 70%

* 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
2015/1661.0%18.0%+1.2+1.8+0.1
2016/1759.0%7.0%-2.1-3.3-2.5
2017/1864.0%11.0%+0.5-0.1-1.1
2018/1962.0%3.0%-1.1-0.5-1.7
2022/2375.0%18.0%+3.9+1.1+1.3
2023/2463.0%17.0%---
2024/2570.0%20.0%---