Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Curry
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 117464
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707324408
About this school
Our Lady Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Welwyn Garden City. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady Catholic Primary 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 90% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Catholic 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady Catholic Primary School ranked 126th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.2% | 19.5% | 204 | — |
| Creswick Academy | 40% | 4.5% | 27.5% | 325 | 0.2 miles |
| Holwell Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 32.8% | 397 | 0.3 miles |
| Peartree Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 36.9% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 6.2% | 29.8% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| Applecroft School | 78% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 454 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 20 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.5%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 11.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Creswick Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Holwell Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Peartree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
-
Applecroft School0.9 miles
Primary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Welwyn Garden City
Our Lady Catholic Primary School ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Welwyn Garden City.
- Applecroft School Primary
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Creswick Academy Primary
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Holwell Primary School Primary
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Panshanger Primary School Primary
- Peartree Primary School Primary
- Springmead Primary School Primary
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford Primary
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Templewood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Welwyn Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady Catholic Primary School is Mr Richard Curry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady Catholic 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 many pupils are at Our Lady Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School has capacity for 243 pupils and 204 on roll (84%), 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Our Lady Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 70% 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 Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School ranked 126th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady Catholic 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.