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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 100048

Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · London · NW1 0DP

Ages 3–11 · 200 pupils · Camden

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.4%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
205

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

200 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
90 / 110
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
200 / 240 (83%)
Free school meals
64.5%
FSM pupils
129
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Ms Moya Richardson

Location

Address
Pratt Street, Camden
Postcode
NW1 0DP
Town
London
Local authority
Camden
District
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Camden, 200 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 64.5%. Religious character: Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW1
25
Primary in NW1
12
Open schools in Camden LA
102
Primary in Camden LA
38

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW1 0LL · Camden

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM59.4%
    • Demand0.94

    0.2 miles away

  • Abacus Belsize Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · N1C 4PF · Camden

    Ages 4–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Hawley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM54.1%
    • Demand1.31

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  • Kings Cross Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM50.1%
    • Demand0.79

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  • Edith Neville Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM52.6%
    • Demand1.04

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  • Primrose Hill School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW1 8JL · Camden

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM37.9%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Moya Richardson
Telephone
02074857997
Website
https://www.ourladys.camden.sch.uk/

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