Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

About Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in Stratford-on-Avon has undergone a remarkable turnaround, earning an Outstanding rating across all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025. This is a significant leap from its previous inspection in 2023, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall, with a grade 3 for quality of education, leadership, and management. The latest inspection saw every category — quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management — judged Outstanding. The school's academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year. While no pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, 71% met the expected standard in all three subjects, comfortably above the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%. Reading was a particular strength, with 94% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 29% achieving the higher standard.

In reading, the average scaled score was 108, and in maths it was 104, both above the national baseline of 100. Writing at the expected standard stood at 76%, matching maths at 76%. The school ranks 21st out of 52 primary schools in the Stratford-on-Avon local authority, placing it in the top 50% regionally and nationally. Its ranking score of 71 is based on the proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 96% of respondents would recommend the school, and 85% strongly agreed that their child is happy and does well. The school is small, with 94 pupils against a capacity of 105, and nearly 30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, reflecting a diverse intake.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, dining hall, ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, athletics, tennis, and cricket, while clubs cover science, coding, and art. SEND provision is broad, covering moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 37 applications for 15 places, with 14 first-preference offers made from 16 first-preference applications. This is a Catholic primary that will particularly suit families seeking a small, faith-based school with strong academic outcomes and a clear focus on personal development, backed by a recent Outstanding Ofsted judgement.

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