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Our Lady's RC Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kathy Weston

location_onHereford, HR2 7RN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Our Lady's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Hereford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 190 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #8,654 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading71% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading61% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA 0.5

-6.8 to -1.9

0.0

Write

LA 0.6

-2.3 to 2.4

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.5 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading64% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 1.2

-0.7 to 3.9

-1.3

Write

LA 1.0

-3.5 to 0.8

1.6

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.4 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 80%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths77% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.3

0.9 to 5.1

Write

LA 0.7

0.9 to 5.1

2.2

Maths

LA 0.2

0.3 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 January 2022

Inspection Report

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22 February 2017

Inspection Report

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13 February 2013

Inspection Report

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04 May 2010

Inspection Report

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19 October 2009

Inspection Report

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24 March 2009

Inspection Report

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22 November 2005

Inspection Report

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22 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 190 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	195	6	3.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	6	3.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	7	3.4%	0.7%	2
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils