Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105245
- Address
- Beech Avenue, Farnworth, BL4 0BP
- Website
- www.ourlady.bolton.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 234 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 36.8%
African 17.1%
Pakistani 12.4%
Other White 8.5%
Indian 7.3%
Other Asian 5.1%
Other Black 5.1%
Other 2.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Chinese 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingWell above average4.6
MathsAbove average2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 81%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Admissions
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 2 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 27 16 11 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 4 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 5 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 6 | 32 14 18 |