Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Our Lady Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138322URN

Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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35 applications for 15 places · 184th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2025	22	51	2.3	17	0.77
Sep 2024	11	40	3.6	9	0.82
Sep 2023	15	35	2.3	12	0.80
Sep 2022	13	28	2.2	5	0.38
Sep 2021	9	27	3.0	9	1.00
Sep 2020	11	32	2.9	6	0.55
Sep 2019	23	61	2.7	22	0.96
Sep 2018	30	87	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2015	29	76	2.6	30	1.03
Sep 2014	29	55	1.9	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 63% · Maths 77% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%230th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	7%	108	105
2023/24	63%	13%	107	104
2022/23	61%	26%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Ickleford Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

70%met the SATs standard
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Samuel Lucas Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Highover Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138322 · 919/3399
Trust: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 226 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 117476)
Address: Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources