Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe, Rugby
Data last updated 31 Aug 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making pupils feel safe, supported and valued as part of a caring community. Staff know children extremely well and respond quickly to their needs, with strong pastoral care helping pupils build confidence and resilience. The school has thoughtfully woven important values and life skills throughout the curriculum, helping pupils understand kindness, equality and how to stay safe in the real world.
Key Strengths
- Strong personal development programme with clear values such as kindness and equality embedded throughout the school
- Effective pastoral support with staff who know pupils extremely well and respond promptly to needs
- Well-designed broad curriculum with clear plans identifying essential knowledge and skills pupils should learn
- Effective leadership that prioritises pupils' achievement, safety and wellbeing with positive impact on experiences
- Strong inclusion practices with early identification of additional needs and tailored support
Areas for Improvement
- Some younger pupils do not learn as well as they could in a few subjects
- Adaptations for pupils needing extra help do not always go far enough, leading to variations in learning
- Staff sometimes miss opportunities to deepen learning through high-quality interactions with children in Early Years
- Variations in curriculum implementation across the school need addressing for more consistent experiences
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Reading buddies, head boy and head girl roles, charitable activities, wide range of clubs, educational visits, breakfast club
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe is a Catholic primary school in Rugby, Warwickshire that provides a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong personal development and wellbeing programmes woven through school life.
At a Glance
17.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 82%. Maths has improved from 76% to 88%. Writing has improved from 76% to 82%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
116 pupils
119 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rugby
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rugby
Admissions Demand - Warwickshire
Places available
7,187
Applications
6,166
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.0%
Primary admissions across Warwickshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.30266%
Overall absence
20.43011%
Persistent absence
93
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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