Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 12 2019 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
- 14.4%
- 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 74%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
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 |