Our Lady's RC Primary School
Boycott Road, Hereford, HR2 7RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Aga Przybylska
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Cardiff
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 116883
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01432274814
About this school
Our Lady's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 January 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 61% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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's RC Primary 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 | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's RC Primary School compares
Our Lady's RC Primary School ranked 49th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.5% | 19% | 181 | — |
| St Martin's Primary School | — | 6.5% | 36.9% | 304 | 0.2 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 37.6% | 631 | 0.2 miles |
| Marlbrook Primary School | — | 5.9% | 33.2% | 578 | 0.4 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 69% | 3.5% | 17.5% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Lord Scudamore Primary Academy | 53% | 4.8% | 17.8% | 507 | 0.7 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)
- 18.95%
- English as an additional language
- 52.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 10.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Martin's Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Riverside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Marlbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Our Lady's RC Primary School ranks 25th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
- Clehonger CofE Primary School Primary
- Eardisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Ewyas Harold Primary School Primary
- Garway Primary School Primary
- Hampton Dene Primary School Primary
- Holmer CofE Academy Primary
- King's Caple Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady's RC Primary School teach?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School is Ms Aga Przybylska, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady's RC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's RC Primary 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 big is Our Lady's RC Primary School?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's RC Primary School full?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), 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's RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Cardiff.
- Does Our Lady's RC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady's RC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 60% 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's RC Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School ranked 49th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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's RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's RC Primary 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 30 June 2026.