Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Derwent Drive, Slough, SL1 6HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr N Stopps
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 110035
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628661886
About this school
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 73 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 79% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 88% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 484 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 12th of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 395 | — |
| Priory School | 49% | 6.7% | 24% | 591 | 0.1 miles |
| Lent Rise School | 64% | 5.5% | 17.2% | 443 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 31.8% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| Cippenham School | 59% | 5.9% | 16.2% | 998 | 0.7 miles |
| Lynch Hill School Primary Academy | 77% | 4.9% | 34.5% | 832 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.42%
- English as an additional language
- 28.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory School0.1 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Lent Rise School0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burnham
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Cippenham School0.7 miles
Primary · Slough
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Lynch Hill School Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranks 12th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Slough.
- Castleview Primary School Primary
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Farnham Common Infant School Primary
- Foxborough Primary School Primary
- Fulmer Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Primary
- James Elliman Academy Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lent Rise School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mr N Stopps, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 395 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Northampton.
- Does Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Slough?
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 12th of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.