Our Lady Catholic Primary School, Welwyn Garden City

Overview

Our Lady Catholic Primary School is a state-funded school (voluntary aided school) in Welwyn Garden City, East of England, for pupils aged 4–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Voluntary aided school
Establishment group: Local authority maintained schools
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 4–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Roman Catholic
School capacity: 243
Pupils on roll: 204
URN: 117464

Admissions

Local authority: Hertfordshire

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 243
Pupils on roll: 204
Unfilled places at survey date: 39

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 18
Total preferences: 66
Offers made: 22

First preferences compared with offers

0.82 first preferences per offer

18 first preferences and 22 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	18	66	22
2025/26	35	94	30
2024/25	29	76	30
2023/24	19	61	26
2022/23	9	40	10

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
School
70%
England
62%
Pupils included: 30
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
School
20%
England
8%
Pupils included: 30

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 10 March 2026 · Published 30 April 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Early years (where applicable): Expected standard
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Not applicable
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 October 2021 · Published 30 November 2021
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3TF
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Area: Schools in Welwyn Hatfield

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