OFSTED
22 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Nottingham
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
253
230 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
119
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
134
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
38.2 pts
above England
School
58.5%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
23.7%
60
Indian
20.9%
53
Any other White background
16.2%
41
African
12.3%
31
Any other Asian background
7.5%
19
White and Asian
4.7%
12
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
14.2%
36 of
253 pupils
6.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
Nottingham
69.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Nottingham
68.5%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
Nottingham
68.8%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
4.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
4.94%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.57 pts
lower than
England
School
12.24%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
1.02%
Nottingham
2.30%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.4%
17.2 pts
above England
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
105.4%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.