OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,157
1,157 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
601
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
556
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
below England
School
16.9%
Rushcliffe
14.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
above England
School
35.7%
Rushcliffe
15.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Rushcliffe
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
41.6%
481
Any other White background
14.8%
171
African
11.9%
138
Indian
7.2%
83
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
48
White and Black Caribbean
4.0%
46
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.7%
101 of
1,157 pupils
12.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.3
18.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
5.75%
Rushcliffe
4.48%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.58 pts
lower than
England
School
14.24%
Rushcliffe
9.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
1.10%
Rushcliffe
1.04%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.4%
14.1 pts
above England
The Becket School
106.4%
Rushcliffe
96.8%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.