Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe
Leamington Road, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Burch
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 125721
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926632385
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 65% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 76% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 82% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe ranked 28th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.3% | 10.1% | 116 | — |
| Knightlow CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 14.6% | 214 | 1.4 miles |
| Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy | 55% | 6.9% | 31.7% | 102 | 2.3 miles |
| Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 207 | 3.0 miles |
| Cubbington CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 207 | 3.8 miles |
| Binley Woods Primary School | 64% | 4.9% | 19.8% | 182 | 3.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knightlow CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Cubbington CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Binley Woods Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Rugby
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe ranks 3rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe teach?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe is Mrs Catherine Burch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe, 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's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe full?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe has capacity for 119 pupils and 116 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. 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 Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 76% 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 Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe ranked 28th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe'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 15 July 2026.