Bury Walk, Cale Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6QH
10 reasons to choose Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
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Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chelsea and one of the 20 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea curriculum
School curriculum is topic-based for foundation subjects, and emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
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 Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.30pm. After school care to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
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