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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151757
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 July 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 21 September 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Shropshire
Trust OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 130 129 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 77 59.2% of pupils
Male pupils 53 40.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.8%
1.0 pts below England
School 23.8%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.8%
3.5 pts above England
School 23.8%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
72.3%
94
Any other White background
10.0%
13
Any other Asian background
4.6%
6
Indian
3.1%
4
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.3%
3
White and Black African
2.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.3% 29 of 130 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.2% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.9% 4.7 pts above England
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
92.9%
Shropshire
90.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information