Primary school

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Warrington
  • WA4 1JD
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,643 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 62%2022/23: top 50%50% · 2022/232023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 78%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM52% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 18 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 58% · 24 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 61% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 32% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 63%63%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 24 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 19% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 17% · 29 pupils · North West 6%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 18 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 10510899No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 70.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd121
3rd50

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2022Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026144
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.6%
First language not English27.0%
SEN support24.5%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils14.9%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

76.6% full · 188 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.2
  • Other support 2

Teachers 8.1 FTE · Whole workforce 15.4 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,610
Spend per pupil£7,629
Staff spend per pupil£5,459
Reserve per pupil£1,308
  • +£208,000revenue reserve
  • −£3,000in-year balance

Grants £7,516 · self-generated £94 · premises £516 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,826,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it