Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Alcester, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.363 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Alcester, Warwickshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.363 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.363 miles, the 5th shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.26 miles.
Nearer than in 2025 and 2023, the 2026 Reception figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance; the biggest swing came from 2025 to 2026.
For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: St Faith's Road, Alcester, B49 6AG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 109 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at this inspirational school where ‘nobody is left behind’.”
“The school has an unwavering commitment for each pupil to flourish academically and personally, and they do.”
“Pupils achieve highly across a wide range of subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	76%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

St Nicholas CofE Primary 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
Coughton CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Temple Grafton CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Dunnington CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Studley St Mary's CofE Academy 3.5 mi Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published