Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Meg Wilson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 109265
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867160
About this school
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 36% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 64% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 48% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 48% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.20 | - | - |
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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 84th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6% | 20.4% | 138 | — |
| The Park Primary School | 65% | 5.5% | 22% | 425 | 0.2 miles |
| Courtney Primary School | 62% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 189 | 0.4 miles |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | 89% | 4.4% | 11% | 625 | 0.4 miles |
| Two Mile Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.8% | 25.1% | 511 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen's Infant School | — | 5% | 12% | 185 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.36%
- English as an additional language
- 42.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 15.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Courtney Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Beacon Rise Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Two Mile Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Stephen's Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranks 196th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is Mrs Meg Wilson, 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 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 138 on roll (66%), 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 Diocese of Clifton.
- Does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School as having no 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 41% in 2022/23 and 27% 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 South Gloucestershire?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 84th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 6% 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 29 June 2026.