OFSTED
30 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
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
306
288 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
123
40.2% of pupils
Male pupils
183
59.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.3 pts
below England
School
24.5%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.9 pts
above England
School
41.2%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
36.6%
112
Any other White background
16.0%
49
Any other Black background
10.8%
33
White British
8.2%
25
Caribbean
5.9%
18
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
16
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
25.5%
78 of
306 pupils
4.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Nottingham
69.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
Nottingham
68.5%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Maths
17.0 pts below England
School
55.0%
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
5.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.14%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.20 pts
lower than
England
School
13.62%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.35 pts
higher than
England
School
2.15%
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
86.0%
2.2 pts
below England
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
86.0%
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.