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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

West Oxfordshire, OX28 5JZPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1628 of 13,686 nationally

About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in Witney has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2017, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths at the expected standard, where 80% of pupils achieved this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is well above the Oxfordshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school in the top 25% nationally for this measure. In individual subjects, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 87% in maths and 83% in writing. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard, with 37% of pupils achieving this in both reading and maths, though writing at the higher level drops to 10%. Within West Oxfordshire, the school ranks 8th out of 44 primary schools, and regionally it sits in the top 11% of schools in the South East.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressCurbridge Road, Witney, West Oxfordshire, OX28 5JZ
HeadteacherRosaleen Gowers
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils187
Free School Meals (FSM)18.2%
School Capacity187 / 250 (75% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 May 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Sept 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
LibraryICT SuitePlaying FieldsSports HallArt StudiosMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

Cross CountrySwimmingCricketNetballRoundersDanceTennis

Clubs & Activities

CodingChessArt ClubBook ClubFilm ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.