OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
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
61
60 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
30
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
31
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.3 pts
above England
School
36.1%
North East Lincolnshire
33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.9 pts
below England
School
16.4%
North East Lincolnshire
8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
North East Lincolnshire
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.1%
44
African
8.2%
5
Any other ethnic group
6.6%
4
Indian
6.6%
4
Any other White background
3.3%
2
Any other Black background
1.6%
1
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
34.4%
21 of
61 pupils
13.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
15.3 pts
above
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
8.0%
52.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
25.0%
Reading
48.8 pts below England
School
25.0%
North East Lincolnshire
72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
8.0%
Writing
62.3 pts below England
School
8.0%
North East Lincolnshire
72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Maths
39.0 pts below England
School
33.0%
North East Lincolnshire
73.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
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
6.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.55 pts
higher than
England
School
6.77%
North East Lincolnshire
6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.70 pts
higher than
England
School
19.51%
North East Lincolnshire
16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
North East Lincolnshire
1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
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
26.5%
61.7 pts
below England
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
26.5%
North East Lincolnshire
83.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.