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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Bristol · BS15 8PX

Ages 4–11 · 138 pupils · South Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)36%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.9%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
170

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill66%

138 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
138
Boys / girls
68 / 70
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
138 / 210 (66%)
Free school meals
23.9%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Clifton
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Meg Wilson

Location

Address
Hanham Road, Kingswood, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Postcode
BS15 8PX
Town
Bristol
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
District
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Bristol North East
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 4–11, in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 138 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Clifton.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS15
16
Primary in BS15
11
Open schools in South Gloucestershire LA
126
Primary in South Gloucestershire LA
93

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • FSM18.0%
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    • FSM12.3%
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  • Hanham Abbots Junior School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Meg Wilson
Telephone
01454867160
Website
http://www.ourladyoflourdesprimaryschool.org.uk/

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