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EnglandEast of EnglandNorth HertfordshireSG5 1XTOur Lady Catholic Primary School
Primary

Our Lady Catholic Primary School

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG5 1XT http://www.ourladys.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
166
cap. 226
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Our Lady Catholic Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-6pp
63%60%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
26%17%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
166
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%90%47%63%7%77%27%87%87%108.0105.0105.016%166
2023/2463%13%84%41%81%31%69%28%94%81%107.0104.0105.014%154
2022/2361%26%71%42%74%29%71%35%90%74%107.0106.0106.0+2.20+1.80+1.8012%160
2018/1958%12%73%36%70%21%76%27%88%67%105.0104.0105.0-2.60-4.40-3.8014%221
2017/1856%12%85%56%59%12%94%50%97%97%109.0108.0110.0+0.20-6.40+0.5011%225
2016/1769%19%84%34%88%22%69%28%100%75%106.0104.0107.0-0.20-0.30-2.2012%218

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516617.516%34%19%5%9%
2023/2415415.414%21%17%6%20%
2022/2316018.212%17%18%6%18%
2021/2215511.39%17%14%5%17%
2020/2118119.114%17%12%
2018/1922124.814%22%7%3%4%
2017/1822523.011%25%7%3%3%
2016/1721824.212%26%6%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.