OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Brent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
222
216 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
103
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
119
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
above England
School
36.5%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
31.5 pts
above England
School
51.8%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
24.3%
54
Caribbean
18.9%
42
Any other White background
9.9%
22
Indian
9.0%
20
Any other Asian background
8.6%
19
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.7%
37 of
222 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Brent
75.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Brent
71.9%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
Brent
75.6%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
4.57%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
13.29%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
1.16%
Brent
1.04%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.5%
4.3 pts
above England
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
92.5%
Brent
84.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.