Our Lady Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Hitchin. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Old Hale Way, Hitchin

School Information

Address: Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT
Website: http://www.ourladys.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01462622555
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ciara Nicholson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138322

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 226
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.4 to -2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.7 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
York Road Nursery School
York Road , SG5 1XA 		4out of 4 1,126 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
Old Hale Way , SG5 1XT 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Old Hale Way , SG5 1XR 		3out of 4 344 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ickleford Primary School
Arlesey Road , Ickleford SG5 3TG 		3out of 4 944 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road , SG5 1NS 		3out of 4 1,281 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
Mattocke Road , SG5 2NZ 		3out of 4 1,399 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory School
Bedford Road , SG5 2UR 		3out of 4 438 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB 		4out of 4 1,577 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road , SG4 9RS 		4out of 4 2,066 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West , SG6 4BA 		2out of 4 2,715 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Highfield School
Highfield , SG6 3QA 		3out of 4 2,749 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Herts Education Support Centre
Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY 		4out of 4 2,759 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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