Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Unique reference
144987
Address
Manchester Drive, SS9 3HS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
463 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
21.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.5%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.4%
Indian 14%
Mixed 9.1%
African 6.9%
Irish 4.3%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 3.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage1
MathsBelow average-1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
18
12
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
7
5
Reception, Full-time
59
30
29
Year 1
55
32
23
Year 2
58
28
30
Year 3
63
29
34
Year 4
66
32
34
Year 5
64
37
27
Year 6
66
28
38
Year 2024-2025

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