Our Lady's Catholic Academy is a primary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Watkin Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4NP
Website: www.ourladysca.org.uk
Telephone: 01782235385
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karyn Oakley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140287

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 222
Number of Boys: 88
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.9
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Bentilee Nursery School
Dawlish Drive , Bentilee ST2 0HW
4out of 4 3,225 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's Catholic Academy
Watkin Street , Fenton ST4 4NP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
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Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
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2out of 4 1,160 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's CofE Academy
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2out of 4 744 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
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St Joseph's College
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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
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- not rated 1,222 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Stoke-on-Trent College
Cauldon Campus , Stoke Road ST4 2DG
- not rated 2,269 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glebedale School
Grove Road , Heron Cross ST4 3AY
- not rated 931 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Excellence Girls Academy
CROWTHER STREET , SHELTON ST4 2ER
- not rated 1,795 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
PEAK EDUCATION - STOKE
60 SNOWHILL , SHELTON ST1 4LY
- not rated 2,588 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Regent College
77 Shelton New Road , ST4 7AA
- not rated 2,633 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Preparatory School
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- not rated 2,690 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.