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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

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personMrs Ruth Boon

corporate_fareTHE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST

location_onLondon, E11 2TA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

429

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Expected Standard

94%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is an academy converter in London, Redbridge, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST. The school has approximately 448 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 38% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 49 primaries in Redbridge and #745 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

94%

LA 72%

Reading98% LA 79%

Writing94% LA 81%

Maths98% LA 80%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading91% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 81% · Eng 72%

Maths96% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading98% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths98% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA 0.5

2.4 to 5.7

2.0

Write

LA 0.9

0.5 to 3.6

4.8

Maths

LA 1.9

3.3 to 6.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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07 September 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-01-22

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-03-12

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 448 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	448	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	433	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	428	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	429	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	447	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	450	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	0	0.0%	0.6%

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

Severe Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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