Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, London
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 654th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Brent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in detail
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Growing together in faith, hope and courage; we inspire each other, learning to continue Christ's Mission. On behalf of the Children, Staff and Governors, I would like to take this opportunity to extend you a warm welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School & Nursery. Rooted in Gospel values, our school is very ambitious."
The school runs a breakfast club from 6:00am and after-school care, from £2.00 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Brent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 87% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are The Stonebridge School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 62% maths); Brentfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 82% maths); Harlesden Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 98% maths).
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
The Stonebridge SchoolBrentfield Primary SchoolHarlesden Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
What parents say
15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
36.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 51.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (49%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (14%).
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Harlesden Underground Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shakespeare Road Stonebridge, 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls (0.8 miles) and Alperton Community School (1.2 miles).
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsAlperton Community School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, inclusive community where every child is known and cared for. Teachers deliver clear, ambitious lessons with strong subject knowledge, and the school goes beyond the classroom with trips, clubs, workshops and inspiring speakers to build pupils' aspirations and sense of citizenship. Children with additional needs are identified quickly and receive skilled, caring support that helps them progress alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with library time, author events, and book fairs that inspire pupils to read for pleasure
- Ambitious and enriched curriculum with teachers who have secure subject knowledge and clearly present information
- Excellent pastoral care - pupils are known well, nurtured, and feel valued; parents speak warmly of the school
- Pupils with special educational needs receive quick identification and skilled, caring support that enables them to progress like their peers
- Well-resourced early years provision (Nursery and Reception) with strong relationships between staff and families
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects do not consistently revisit and check prior knowledge before teaching new content, which can prevent pupils from committing knowledge to long-term memory
- The phonics programme is not fully embedded across all staff, and pupils are not routinely encouraged to apply their phonics skills to spelling and writing
- In early years, some staff interactions lack consistency in quality and some activities are not designed clearly enough to ensure intended learning is achieved
- Some early years routines (like turn-taking and sharing) are not fully embedded, so children sometimes miss reminders they need
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips, clubs, workshops, careers week, author events, book fairs, bird watching, British Sign Language, opera and theatre shows, school council, liturgy leads, librarians, lunchtime leaders
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a happy and safe Catholic primary school with a strong sense of community where pupils progress well through an ambitious curriculum. The school has maintained good standards and continues to provide valuable enrichment activities that develop pupils' sense of responsibility and citizenship.
At a Glance
36.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
15 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 53% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School.
- Bright Childcare500m away · Not yet graded
- Ayub After School Club Limited820m away · Not yet graded
- Jump Starter880m away · Not yet graded
- Hamdi After School Club890m away · Not yet graded
- Best Childcare Services930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Brent's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is in Brent; for families living there:
Apply to Brent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 63
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 63 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 53 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
192 pupils
224 places
32 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Brent council
Places available
3,953
Applications
3,128
Got 1st preference
88.5%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Brent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
16.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
222
Total Pupils
119
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
24.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,448
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,094
Per pupil
£1546k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2016, it was rated Good.
How close to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School do you need to live?
Brent published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School under its "Baptised Catholics Resident Not In Parish" criterion went to a family 3663 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 224 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has around 222 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Brent's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 5 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School: Bright Childcare (500m away, registered, not yet graded), Ayub After School Club Limited (820m away, registered, not yet graded) and Jump Starter (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 63 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 53 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is at Wesley Road Hillside, Harlesden, London, NW10 8PP.
Sources: Brent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)