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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy

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

personMrs Kathie Gait

corporate_fareBLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHuddersfield, HD2 1EA

language Visit Website phone 1484310700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

226

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Huddersfield, 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 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy is an academy converter in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 222 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #59 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #8,864 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -0.5

0.0

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 2.2

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-02-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-24

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 222 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	222	4	1.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	229	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	226	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils