SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 137439
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 268 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 May 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Nottingham
Trust OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 238 217 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 124 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 114 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.6%
0.8 pts above England
School 25.6%
Nottingham 36.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.1%
39.8 pts above England
School 60.1%
Nottingham 36.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Nottingham 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.8%
78
Any other White background
17.6%
42
White British
15.5%
37
Any other ethnic group
9.7%
23
White and Black African
6.7%
16
White and Black Caribbean
5.0%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.6% 30 of 238 pupils
8.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.6%
Nottingham 18.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.5% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

42.0% 18.4 pts below England
School 42.0%
Nottingham 58.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Nottingham 69.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Nottingham 68.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

52.0%

20.0 pts below England

School 52.0%
Nottingham 68.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.38%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.84 pts lower than England
School 3.38%
Nottingham 6.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.54 pts lower than England
School 4.28%
Nottingham 18.73%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Nottingham 2.30%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

88.8% 0.6 pts above England
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy
88.8%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information