SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 106770
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 160 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

14 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 18 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Doncaster
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 136 128 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 63 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 73 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.8%
9.0 pts above England
School 33.8%
Doncaster 29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.7%
8.4 pts above England
School 28.7%
Doncaster 15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Doncaster 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
53.7%
73
Any other White background
19.1%
26
African
14.7%
20
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.9%
4
Irish
2.2%
3
White and Black African
2.2%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.9% 27 of 136 pupils
1.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.9%
Doncaster 19.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 6
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Doncaster 61.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Doncaster 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Doncaster 70.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Doncaster 72.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 4.76%
Doncaster 6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.73%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.09 pts lower than England
School 12.73%
Doncaster 16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Doncaster 1.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.0% 3.2 pts below England
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
85.0%
Doncaster
89.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information