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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · London · N11 1RD

Ages 3–11 · 202 pupils · Enfield

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.79 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-19

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
177

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.79 · Often has places

1st preferences

15

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

202 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
95 / 107
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
202 / 240 (84%)
Free school meals
22.8%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Gillian Hood

Location

Address
The Limes Avenue
Postcode
N11 1RD
Town
London
Local authority
Enfield
District
Enfield
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Enfield, 202 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N11
14
Primary in N11
9
Open schools in Enfield LA
108
Primary in Enfield LA
68

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Garfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · N11 1BH · Enfield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM44.4%
    • Demand0.96

    0.1 miles away

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School N11

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · N11 1NQ · Barnet

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM25.9%
    • Demand0.92

    0.3 miles away

  • Bowes Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · N11 2HL · Enfield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand1.05

    0.5 miles away

  • Holly Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N11 3HG · Barnet

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    London · N14 7EG · Enfield

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand1.08

    0.8 miles away

  • Hollickwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    London · N10 2NL · Barnet

    Ages 2–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand0.79

    0.8 miles away

  • Bounds Green Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N11 2QG · Haringey

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM21.3%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gillian Hood
Telephone
02083610767

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