Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 5PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Holdsworth
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 148673
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494726390
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Amersham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 84% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 26% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 87% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 29th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 2.6% | 9.9% | 212 | — |
| Waterside Primary Academy | 34% | 7.9% | 36% | 225 | 0.7 miles |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 88% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.7 miles |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 81% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| Elangeni School | 85% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| Chestnut Lane School | — | 4.4% | 8.5% | 206 | 1.0 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)
- 9.86%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.61%
- Persistent absence
- 5.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waterside Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
Chesham Bois Church of England School0.7 miles
Primary · Amersham
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Thomas Harding Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesham
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Elangeni School0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chestnut Lane School1.0 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Amersham.
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Chestnut Lane School Primary
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School Primary
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Primary
- Elangeni School Primary
- Hyde Heath Infant School Primary
- Little Chalfont Primary School Primary
- Little Missenden Church of England School Primary
- St George's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Primary
- Woodside Junior School 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 Amersham.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Mr Mark Holdsworth, 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 212 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 218 pupils and 212 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 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 ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES 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 84% in 2022/23 and 78% 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 Buckinghamshire?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 29th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% 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 2.6% 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.