SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 150540
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 188 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 February 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Warrington
Trust HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 144 144 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 75 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 69 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.5%
3.7 pts above England
School 28.5%
Warrington 23.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.2%
8.9 pts above England
School 29.2%
Warrington 16.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Warrington 0.7%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.7%
86
Any other White background
7.6%
11
Chinese
6.9%
10
Any other Asian background
4.9%
7
African
4.2%
6
Indian
3.5%
5
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 23.6% 34 of 144 pupils
2.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.6%
Warrington 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.8% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 10
No specialist assessment yet 7
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Warrington 66.1%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Warrington 80.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Warrington 74.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Warrington 77.5%
North West 71.7%
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

6.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts higher than England
School 6.43%
Warrington 5.79%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 14.86%
Warrington 12.94%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.90 pts higher than England
School 2.70%
Warrington 1.66%
North West 1.75%
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

76.6% 11.6 pts below England
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
76.6%
Warrington
92.6%
North West
90.6%
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