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Our Lady Catholic Primary School

Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF

Local ranking69th of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

243

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
20.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
208
Boys
107 (51%)
Girls
101 (49%)
Capacity
243 (86% full)
SEND
8.7%
FSM Eligible
19.5%
EAL
20.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
6.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,061/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 42.8%
  • White Other: 24.0%
  • Black African: 13.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
  • White Irish: 1.9%
  • Asian Indian: 1.4%

42.8%

White British

24.0%

White Other

13.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
117464
UKPRN
10076834
Establishment No.
3382

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