Our Lady Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Welwyn Garden City. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF
Website: http://www.ourladys527.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707324408
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Curry
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117464

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 243
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP
4out of 4 525 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane , AL7 3TF
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Creswick Primary & Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way , AL7 4FL
2out of 4 411 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holwell Primary School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP
3out of 4 568 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School , AL7 3XW
3out of 4 680 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Blackthorn Road , AL7 3JP
3out of 4 1,225 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YR
2out of 4 1,429 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF
2out of 4 2,111 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane , AL8 6YN
4out of 4 1,690 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.