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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL4 0BPOur Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Primary

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL4 0BP www.ourlady.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
230
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School · Primary · Bolton

Finance£6900 spend / pupil£7169 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
-2pp
83%79%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
21%
+5pp
23%19%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
93%
LA AVG 76.97%
SPAG higher standard
62%
LA AVG 34.35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.36
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.25
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Beech Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0BP
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%21%86%38%90%28%86%31%90%93%107.0105.0110.017%230
2023/2481%16%84%45%90%19%94%45%94%87%108.0108.0111.018%234
2022/2374%23%77%42%94%26%81%32%94%87%107.0106.0109.0+3.10+4.60+2.9015%236
2018/1981%16%81%26%87%23%90%58%90%87%106.0109.0111.0+1.40+1.10+3.9015%233
2017/1883%14%83%38%86%17%90%59%90%86%106.0108.0111.0+3.10+0.40+5.2013%239
2016/1777%10%77%23%90%17%87%47%93%100%105.0108.0111.0+2.40+2.80+5.2014%238

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523019.917%33%24%4%6%
2023/2423421.718%32%29%5%16%
2022/2323620.715%38%27%5%14%
2021/2223321.713%30%24%5%13%
2020/2122821.313%26%20%
2018/1923321.615%32%22%3%7%
2017/1823920.913%33%23%3%5%
2016/1723819.914%36%26%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.