Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Lock Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4PJ
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Gaulton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 106346
- Local authority
- Trafford
About this school
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 7.2% | 48.4% | 209 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 6.5% | 42.5% | 232 | 0.0 miles |
| Forest Gate Academy | 57% | 6.3% | 62.7% | 215 | 0.2 miles |
| Partington Central Academy | 62% | 5.4% | 57.4% | 373 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5.3% | 33% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Cadishead Primary Academy | — | — | — | 210 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.4%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Forest Gate Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Partington Central Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Cadishead Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School teach?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Manchester.
- Has Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School had 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic 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 30 September 2024.