Ofsted Inspection - November 2025

In November 2025, Our Lady’s was inspected under the new Ofsted framework. The school has been graded ‘Strong’ in all areas:
Achievement, Attendance and Behaviour, Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Leadership and Governance, and Personal Development and Well-being. Under the new framework, a judgement of Strong represents an exceptionally high standard and replaces the former top inspection grades. Ofsted describes this level as “excellent, consistent work that is making a real difference for children and learners.” The inspection team identified no areas for improvement. A small selection of comments that reflect the content of the report include the following:

“Pupils achieve very well across the curriculum. Over time, pupils' progress in national examinations has been above average in many areas. It reflects the highest aspirations that leaders and staff have for all pupils.”

“Pupils recall their learning well and produce work of high quality. They develop detailed knowledge across subjects and are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education.”

“Leaders have established a culture where pupils flourish. Clear routines and high expectations are understood and embedded. Staff model positive behaviour consistently and pupils respond with respect and self-discipline.”

“The school celebrates diversity through language and culture days, where pupils share information about their own cultural heritage. Pupils behave with integrity and cooperate consistently well with others.”

The full report is available below and should you wish to discuss any of the findings, please contact school directly on 0161 507 9640.

Ofsted Inspection - November 2021

In November 2021, Our Lady's was visited by an inspection team from Ofsted. Once again, the school has been judged as GOOD. Securing another strong judgement is testament to the hard work of all our school community: students, staff, and governors. We feel our school is best reflected by these comments in the report:

• ‘Staff place pupils at the heart of everything that they do.’
• ‘Pupils behave well and move purposefully around the school. They treat each other with respect regardless of race, gender or culture.’
• ‘Teachers expect pupils to do their best. Pupils work diligently to meet the high expectations that teachers have for their learning.’
• Pupils value their learning and attendance is high. They show respect for each other’s views and opinions.’

The full report is available at the link below and should you wish to discuss any of the findings, please contact school directly on 0161 507 9640.