Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

School overview

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 324 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 'Requires improvement'. 47% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous 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 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Our Lady's Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 above.