Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

4 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

160 census January 2026

Capacity

210

Headteacher

Mrs Karen Wyatt

Trust

SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Clareville Street, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW7 5AQ

Borough

Kensington and Chelsea

Telephone

02073734491

DfE reference (URN)

151731

Website

olov.rbkc.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

17 first-preference applications and 70 applications naming it at any preference for 30 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Kensington and Chelsea: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 75.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 94% were offered one of their preferences (582 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

20% January 2026

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census

Attendance and staffing

Pupils per teacher

16.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Pupil to teacher ratios - school level · 2025/26 (school workforce census, November 2025) · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

210

Pupils on roll

171

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School and Bousfield Primary School0.3 miles apart
• Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School and Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles apart
• Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School and Servite RC Primary School0.6 miles apart
• Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School and Marlborough Primary School0.6 miles apart

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