Clareville Street, Kensington, London SW7 5AQ
10 reasons to choose Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington
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Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in South Kensington and one of the 7 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington ranks in the top 2% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 30% of schools.
The Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.25pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington
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Bousfield Primary School (0.4 miles); Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea (0.6 miles); Servite Roman Catholic Primary School, Brompton (0.8 miles).
Mander Portman Woodward School, London (0 miles); Queen’s Gate School (0.3 miles); Kensington Park School (0.3 miles).
Saint Thomas More Language College (0.9 miles); Kensington and Chelsea College (1 mile); The London Oratory School (1 mile).