Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School

About Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School

Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School in Wandsworth holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a step down from the Outstanding grade it received in its previous inspection back in 2007. The inspection report noted that behaviour and attitudes remain Outstanding, while leadership and management, the quality of education, early years provision, and personal development are all Good. On the key academic measure for primary schools, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That is three percentage points above the Wandsworth local authority average of 68%, placing the school 24th out of 55 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, it sits in the 27th percentile, meaning roughly a quarter of schools perform better on this combined measure.

Digging deeper into the SATs results, the school’s strongest individual subject is writing, where 93% of pupils reached the expected standard and 21% achieved a higher standard. Reading follows with 79% at expected and 46% at the higher level, while maths sees 82% at expected and 29% at the higher level. Average scaled scores are 108 for reading and 107 for maths, both comfortably above the national baseline of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s ranking score of 71 places it in the top 50 nationally by this metric, though it sits behind local peers like Sheringdale Primary School (score 93) and Ronald Ross Primary School (score 90).

With 183 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is not full, yet it is heavily oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 110 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.67 to one. All 24 first-preference applicants received offers. The school serves a relatively affluent intake, with only 3.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a chapel, sensory room, music rooms, art studios, and playing fields, and there is a broad range of clubs from film to gardening. SEND provision covers social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication, and other difficulties. This is a Catholic primary that will particularly suit families who value strong behaviour standards, good core academic outcomes, and a faith-based setting, though the high demand means applying as a first preference is essential.

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