OFSTED
29 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
Nottinghamshire
Trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
219
216 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
104
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
115
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Gedling
22.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.1 pts
above England
School
22.4%
Gedling
12.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Gedling
0.3%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.2%
110
Any other White background
14.6%
32
African
11.9%
26
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
18
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
7
Any other Black background
2.7%
6
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
15.1%
33 of
219 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Gedling
78.0%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Gedling
74.6%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Gedling
76.5%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
5.82%
Gedling
5.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.45 pts
lower than
England
School
12.37%
Gedling
14.22%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.42 pts
higher than
England
School
3.23%
Gedling
1.60%
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
91.3%
3.1 pts
above England
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
91.3%
Gedling
91.4%
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.