St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Kesteven Road, Stamford, PE9 1SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Joanne Oliver
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 139626
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780762094
About this school
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stamford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 12 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 25% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 58% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 58% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 50% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 120th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.3% | 44.8% | 103 | — |
| St George's Church of England Aided Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 42.4% | 144 | 0.1 miles |
| The Bluecoat School | 61% | 8.3% | 46.3% | 119 | 0.3 miles |
| Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 281 | 0.8 miles |
| Malcolm Sargent Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 604 | 1.3 miles |
| Ryhall CofE Academy | 67% | 4.1% | 14.7% | 193 | 1.5 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)
- 44.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Church of England Aided Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
The Bluecoat School0.3 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Malcolm Sargent Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Ryhall CofE Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Stamford
Other schools in Stamford
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Stamford.
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Great Casterton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ketton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School Primary
- Ryhall CofE Academy Primary
- St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Bluecoat School Primary
- The Uffington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Casterton College Rutland Secondary
- Stamford Welland Academy Secondary
- Meadows View School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stamford.
- Who is the head of school of St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The head of school of St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Joanne Oliver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 175 pupils and 103 on roll (59%), 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 St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 120th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy'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 1 July 2026.