Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Henshaw Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Miss Elise Gribble
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 148339
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933224900
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 303 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 56% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 66% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 66% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 61% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 356 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 80th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | — |
| Croyland Primary School | 55% | 8.3% | 38.7% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | — | 5.7% | 19.8% | 170 | 0.6 miles |
| Ruskin Infant School | — | 6.9% | 40.4% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| Warwick Academy | 72% | 6.2% | 40.1% | 258 | 0.6 miles |
| Ruskin Academy | 81% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 255 | 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)
- 26.23%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 19.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Croyland Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
St Barnabas Church of England School0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Warwick Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranks 18th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Wellingborough.
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Great Doddington Primary Primary
- Irchester Community Primary School Primary
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
- Oakway Academy Primary
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 Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Miss Elise Gribble, 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 303 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 420 pupils and 303 on roll (72%), 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's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Northampton.
- 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 OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. 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 54% in 2022/23 and 47% 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 North Northamptonshire?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 80th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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 6.7% in the latest published census, above 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.