Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy, Rugby
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rugby, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy in detail
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir and gardening.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy
Across Warwickshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Warwickshire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (12.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (under 0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths); Knightlow CofE Primary School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 69% reading, 56% maths); Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy (2.3 miles, 68% reading, 59% maths); and Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School (3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths).
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, PrincethorpeKnightlow CofE Primary SchoolRyton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England AcademyWolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School
The trust
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 29 schools in St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Three Horseshoes (adjacent), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), it was rated Good in March 2012. See Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), the school Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Kids Planet Knightlow - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted report card, 18 June 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
- The Old Rectory Nursery - Day nursery, 1.6 milesOfsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Term dates
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport (under 16)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Applications and offers at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), the school Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 18 | 38 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Absence at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), the school Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
5.3%
Overall absence
20.4%
Persistent absence
93
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe (URN 125721), it was rated Good in March 2012.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy is at Leamington Road, Princethorpe, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9PU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)