Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury, Bury
Data last updated 30 Jun 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, happy and exciting environment where pupils genuinely enjoy learning and feel supported by caring teachers. Behaviour and attitudes to learning are outstanding, with high standards of presentation in pupils' work. Parents speak very highly of the school and appreciate the open, welcoming culture where they are always welcome.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour is excellent - calm atmosphere, good manners, and attentive listening
- Teaching is good quality with faster progress evident in early years and key stage 1
- Effective phonics teaching helps most pupils learn to read well
- Strong safeguarding procedures with staff who are vigilant and caring
- Leadership has improved reading and writing standards, with more pupils reaching expected standards than the national average
Areas for Improvement
- More opportunities needed for the most able pupils to broaden and deepen their knowledge in writing and mathematics
- Subject leaders need clearer understanding of the impact their actions are having on teaching quality across the school
- Further work needed to ensure greater depth in writing and mathematics for the most able pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - staff are vigilant and caring, recruitment checks are thorough, procedures are robust and regularly updated, and pupils feel extremely safe knowing they can ask for help when worried.
Extracurricular Activities
e-cadets (online safety leaders), Gift Team (leads collective worship and weekly worry club)
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained quality education since the last inspection in 2012, with the headteacher establishing an open, welcoming culture where the school is at the heart of the community.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 70%. Maths has declined from 81% to 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 77%.
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
22.3
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
184 pupils
210 capacity
26 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bury
Admissions Demand - Bury
Places available
2,316
Applications
1,908
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Bury (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.55766%
Overall absence
11.17647%
Persistent absence
170
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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