Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School
Dollis Hill Avenue, London, NW2 6EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Philomena Bourne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 146721
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084506757
About this school
Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 226 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Trends over time
How Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 16.8% | 226 | — |
| Claremont Primary School | 48% | 5.4% | 49.3% | 287 | 0.3 miles |
| Mora Primary School | 69% | 5.8% | 34.2% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School | 93% | 4% | 24.4% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 439 | 0.6 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)
- 16.76%
- English as an additional language
- 50.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Claremont Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Mora Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Philomena Bourne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery 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 of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School?
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School full?
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 226 on roll (126%), 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 of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School a selective school?
- No. Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School?
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School is part of ALL SAINTS' TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.