OFSTED
24 February 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
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
1,130
1,130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
560
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
570
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Mansfield
29.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.4 pts
above England
School
39.7%
Mansfield
17.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Mansfield
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.9%
564
Any other White background
22.7%
256
Indian
7.7%
87
African
5.0%
57
Any other Asian background
3.9%
44
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
27
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
11.8%
133 of
1,130 pupils
9.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.6
12.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.37 · 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
6.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.50 pts
higher than
England
School
6.72%
Mansfield
6.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
higher than
England
School
17.34%
Mansfield
17.51%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.31 pts
higher than
England
School
2.12%
Mansfield
1.90%
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
102.1%
9.8 pts
above England
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
102.1%
Mansfield
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.