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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lock Lane, Partington, Manchester M31 4PJ · ourladyoflourdes-primary.trafford.sch.uk · 0161 775 2847
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trafford 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 232
- 22 over 210 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Trafford it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106346)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106346)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106346), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106346)
May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106346)
Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106346)