Our Lady's Catholic Academy
Watkin Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4NP
214 pupils · 91% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 45 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 21 | 35 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 27 | 41 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 18 | 33 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 28 | 38 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 21 | 39 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 43 | 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
- Christ Church CofE Primary Academy 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Glebe 0.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Heron Cross Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff 1.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- The Willows Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.