Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
St Faith's Road, Alcester, B49 6AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Williams
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of Lourdes MAC (North Worcs)
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 143632
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789762555
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Alcester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 109 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 71% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 94% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 82% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 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 | 38% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 27th 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 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.5% | 30.9% | 109 | — |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary | 52% | 4.4% | 22.8% | 413 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Alne Primary School | 27% | 13.2% | 43.9% | 13 | 1.5 miles |
| Coughton CofE Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 12% | 184 | 1.5 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor | 65% | 4.3% | 23.2% | 102 | 1.9 miles |
| Temple Grafton CofE Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 110 | 2.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 5.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas CofE Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Alcester
-
Great Alne Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Alcester
-
Coughton CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Alcester
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor1.9 miles
Primary · Alcester
-
Temple Grafton CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Alcester
Other schools in Alcester
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Alcester.
- Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School Primary
- Coughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunnington CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Alne Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary Primary
- Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Primary
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor Primary
- Alcester Academy Secondary
- Alcester Grammar School Secondary
- St Benedict's Catholic High School Secondary
- Fortitude School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Alcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Claire Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's 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's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 109 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is part of ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% 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 compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 27th 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 94% 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's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's 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 10 July 2026.