OFSTED
23 May 2023
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 converter
Phase
Primary
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
230
224 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
101
43.9% of pupils
Male pupils
129
56.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.1 pts
below England
School
8.7%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.8 pts
below England
School
16.5%
Ashfield
8.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ashfield
0.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
44.3%
102
African
27.0%
62
Any other Black background
6.5%
15
Indian
5.7%
13
Any other Asian background
3.5%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
8
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
9.6%
22 of
230 pupils
11.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 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
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Ashfield
68.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Ashfield
67.6%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
Ashfield
69.4%
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
3.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.75 pts
lower than
England
School
3.47%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.36 pts
lower than
England
School
6.45%
Ashfield
16.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
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%
Ashfield
1.77%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
100.0%
Ashfield
91.4%
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.