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Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh SS6 9EH · olorcps.net · 01268 785741
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.15 mi
- 3.46 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- At capacity · 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.15 mi (3.46 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 63 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 44 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 2.15 mi3.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115163)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115163), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115163)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115163)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 157
- 39% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (13%) with SEND