Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Southport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grantham Road, Southport

School Information

Address: Grantham Road, Southport, PR8 4LT
Website: http://www.ololprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01704568375
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Darren McCann
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104916

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 523
Number of Boys: 273
Number of Girls: 250

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Grantham Road , PR8 4LT 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Farnborough Road Junior School
Farnborough Road , Birkdale PR8 3DF 		3out of 4 599 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Farnborough Road Infant School
Farnborough Road , Birkdale PR8 3DF 		3out of 4 599 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Birkdale Primary School
Matlock Road , Birkdale PR8 4EL 		3out of 4 1,375 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Everton Road , Birkdale PR8 4BT 		3out of 4 1,546 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road , PR8 4EX 		2out of 4 940 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Greenbank High School
Hastings Road , PR8 2LT 		4out of 4 1,232 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT 		3out of 4 1,421 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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