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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Trafford
  • M31 4PJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM68% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 34% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 38% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 43% · 23 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 44% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 61% · 23 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 68% · 25 pupils · North West 63%68%34%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 6%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 99 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 25 pupils · North West 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd30
3rd31

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2018Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026232
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.5%
First language not English11.3%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils26.1%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

110.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 22.2 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 11 months.

  • +£174,000revenue reserve
  • +£95,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £753,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it