Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF
204 pupils · 84% of 243 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 30 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 20% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 18 | 66 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 76 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 19 | 61 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 9 | 40 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 14 | 42 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 22 | 52 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 75 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Creswick Academy 0.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Holwell Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Peartree Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Applecroft School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Panshanger Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.