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Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School

Rochford, SS6 9EHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
78%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
63 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2024 of 13,686 nationally

About Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School

When you compare Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School against the Essex local authority average for Key Stage 2, the numbers are notably stronger. The LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 62%, but at this school that figure jumps to 78%. That’s a solid 16 percentage points above the norm, and it places the school 8th out of 19 primary schools in the Rochford district. Nationally, it ranks in the top 15% of all primary schools on this metric. The school also outperforms on individual subjects: 94% of pupils met the expected standard in maths compared with the national average, and reading scores averaged 108. So while it’s not the very top performer in Essex, it’s comfortably ahead of the pack for its local area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLittle Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, Rochford, SS6 9EH
HeadteacherP Parascandolo
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils422
Free School Meals (FSM)9.0%
School Capacity422 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (25 Jan 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jun 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

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