Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #81 in South Gloucestershire public Top 98% UK

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Oliver Bell

location_onBristol, BS15 8PX

language Visit Website phone 1454867160

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

174

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Expected Standard

27%

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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 Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 167 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 27% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #81 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #13,597 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

27%

LA 60%

Reading47% LA 73%

Writing40% LA 71%

Maths47% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -1.1

-4.9 to -0.5

-5.4

Write

LA -1.5

-7.5 to -3.3

-6.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-8.3 to -4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.4

-5.2 to -0.5

-2.3

Write

LA 0.0

-4.5 to -0.1

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.8 to -1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing91% LA 79%

Maths96% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-3 to 2.2

-1.1

Write

LA 0.2

-3.5 to 1.3

1.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.9 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 October 2023

Inspection Report

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20 February 2018

Inspection Report

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08 October 2013

Inspection Report

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29 November 2011

Inspection Report

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23 June 2010

Inspection Report

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23 May 2007

Inspection Report

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18 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-02-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-23

None EIF

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

4.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(3 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 167 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	167	8	4.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	168	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	180	2	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	182	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	174	3	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	194	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	186	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	187	3	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	3	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	195	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 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils