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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

North Northamptonshire, NN8 2BEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 21 places
Ranking
#8,976
of 13,686 nationally

About Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in North Northamptonshire is a popular choice among local families, with 41 applications for just 21 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 95. All 21 first-preference applicants were offered a place, meaning that while the school is oversubscribed, it is not impossibly so for those who list it as their top choice. The school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, so it is not possible to gauge satisfaction from that metric directly, but the application numbers suggest a solid local reputation. Headteacher Elise Gribble leads a mixed-gender Roman Catholic primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 324 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, leaving some physical room for growth. The school serves a community where 26. 2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average, and it offers a range of SEND provisions covering eight areas including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health support.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressHenshaw Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2BE
HeadteacherElise Gribble
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils324
Free School Meals (FSM)26.2%
School Capacity324 / 420 (77% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 20 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:45

Source: ourladyscatholic.northants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.