Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
The Limes Avenue, London, N11 1RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Hood
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 102040
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083610767
About this school
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 69% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 78% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 7th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 5.2% | 20.8% | 202 | — |
| Garfield Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 43.8% | 253 | 0.1 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 | 63% | 6.4% | 28.7% | 181 | 0.3 miles |
| Bowes Primary School | 87% | 4.7% | 19.6% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.8% | 18.8% | 110 | 0.5 miles |
| Holly Park Primary School | 49% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 396 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.81%
- English as an additional language
- 35.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Garfield Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School N110.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Bowes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Holly Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranks 104th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is Mrs Gillian Hood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 202 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Enfield?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 7th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.