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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, London E11 2TA · ourladyoflourdesrcprimary.org · 020 8989 9521

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
94%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
Last distance offered
1.58 mi
2.54 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Redbridge Council
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
450
At capacity · 450 places
Local authority
Redbridge
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
7.9%
First language not English
24.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.58 mi (2.54 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 58)34September 2023: 58 (Places 59)58September 2024: 66 (Places 60)66September 2025: 71 (Places 59)71September 2026: 74 (Places 59)74Places 59
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202659741.3▲74%
September 2025Sept 202559711.2▲77%
September 2024Sept 202460661.1▲86%
September 2023Sept 20235958193%
September 2022Sept 202258340.6100%

Last distance offered

Reception – All on-time applications offered within OLOL parish with siblingDistance
September 20261.16 mi1.86 km
Reception – All on-time applications offered within OLOL parishDistance
September 20261.78 mi2.87 km
Reception – All on-time applications offered within St Anne parishDistance
September 20260.88 mi1.41 km
Reception – Catholic Children SiblingDistance
September 20263.67 mi5.90 km
Reception – Catholic ChildrenDistance
September 20263.69 mi5.94 km
Reception – Eastern Christian Church SiblingDistance
September 20260.62 mi0.99 km
Reception – Eastern Christian ChurchDistance
September 20261.62 mi2.61 km
Reception – Other Denominations SiblingDistance
September 20261.18 mi1.90 km
Reception – Other DenominationsDistance
September 20262.12 mi3.42 km
Reception – Any Other Applicant SiblingDistance
September 20261.58 mi2.54 km
Reception – Any Other Applicant (Child Of Teaching Staff)Distance
September 20262.77 mi4.46 km
Reception – Any Other ApplicantDistance
September 20260.19 mi0.30 km

Results

In 2024/25, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 38% the higher standard. Across Redbridge it was 75%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 80% (England 53%)80%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 90% (England 64%)90%2018/19: 88% (England 65%)88%2022/23: 95% (England 60%)95%2023/24: 87% (England 61%)87%2024/25: 94% (England 62%)94%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲94%62%
▲38%8%
Average scaled score
▲113106
▲112105
▲115105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102843)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102843), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102843)

  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102843)

What parents said

99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (218 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
99%
Replies
218
49% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲99% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲99% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲99% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲99% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲97% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲92% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲83% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (11%) with SEND

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