Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
St Faith's Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6AG ·
At a glance
A state Roman Catholic primary academy for ages 4–11 in Alcester. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are above the England average (76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 22 families put it first for 15 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 109
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Academy trust
- ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Williams
- Opened
- Apr 2017
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 17 pupils
Expected standard over time
KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
15 of 22 first-preference applicants were offered a place (68%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)30.9%
- English as an additional language3.2%
- SEN support16%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.1%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.