Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 204 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 243 |
| Free school meals | 16.90% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3TF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.ourladys527.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01707324408 |
| URN | 117464 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 March 2026, published 30 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| 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 | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 October 2021, published 30 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Creswick Academy (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Holwell Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Peartree Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Applecroft School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Panshanger Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Commonswood Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Watchlytes Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.