Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Doncaster, Doncaster
DN3 2DB
Composite score
46.2

School overview

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Doncaster, Doncaster, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 213 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy 'Good'. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 19.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,720
National rank
#881
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#50
In Doncaster
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 213 % FSM ever-6 19.7% % EAL 25.4% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

Nearby primary schools

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