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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Marie Halpin

location_onLondon, NW10 8PP

language Visit Website phone 2089615037

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Brent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #29 of 53 primaries in Brent and #3,725 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.8

-2.7 to 2.9

-6.3

Write

LA 0.7

-9.0 to -3.7

-1.1

Maths

LA 1.7

-3.7 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading96% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.7

Read

LA 0.9

4.1 to 9.2

2.0

Write

LA 0.3

-0.3 to 4.3

3.3

Maths

LA 1.7

1.1 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 74%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.2

0.2 to 4.8

3.8

Write

LA 0.1

1.6 to 6

2.5

Maths

LA 1.4

0.4 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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15 January 2020

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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02 April 2014

Inspection Report

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03 December 2013

Inspection Report

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01 February 2012

Inspection Report

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17 November 2008

Inspection Report

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06 December 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 227 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	218	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	219	5	2.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	3	1.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	213	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	4	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	214	2	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils