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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Wellingborough · NN8 2BE

Ages 4–11 · 303 pupils · North Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-01-31

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.1%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
353

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill72%

303 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
303
Boys / girls
159 / 144
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
303 / 420 (72%)
Free school meals
26.7%
FSM pupils
81
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Northampton
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Academy trust
OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Sponsor
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
Headteacher
Miss Elise Gribble

Location

Address
Henshaw Road
Postcode
NN8 2BE
Town
Wellingborough
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
District
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, 303 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 26.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Northampton.

Open schools in Wellingborough
39
Primary schools in Wellingborough
29
Academies among open schools in Wellingborough
77% (30)
Open schools in NN8
25
Primary in NN8
16
Open schools in North Northamptonshire LA
154
Primary in North Northamptonshire LA
111

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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  • Croyland Primary School

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    Community school · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN8 2AX · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM39.6%

    0.3 miles away

  • St Barnabas Church of England School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM20.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • Ruskin Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Wellingborough · NN8 3EG · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM24.4%

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  • Warwick Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN8 2PS · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM39.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Ruskin Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN8 3EG · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM45.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Olympic Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN8 3QA · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM27.2%

    0.8 miles away

  • The Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Wellingborough · NN8 4ET · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM17.0%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Elise Gribble
Telephone
01933224900
Website
www.ourladyscatholic.northants.sch.uk

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