Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, London, E11 2TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Boon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- URN
- 147337
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089899521
About this school
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 450 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 54 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 95% | 87% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 24% | 38% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 91% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 96% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 89% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 110.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 RC 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School compares
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School ranked 3rd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 3.7% | 8% | 450 | — |
| Wanstead Church School | 96% | 4% | 5.5% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Gwyn Jones Primary School | 55% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| George Tomlinson Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 15.1% | 554 | 0.7 miles |
| Snaresbrook Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
| Davies Lane Primary School | 87% | 5.3% | 19.9% | 927 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.01%
- English as an additional language
- 27.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wanstead Church School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Gwyn Jones Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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George Tomlinson Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Snaresbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Davies Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School ranks 24th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is Mrs Ruth Boon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Lourdes RC 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 big is Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School has 450 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 450 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 95% in 2022/23 and 94% 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 RC Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School ranked 3rd of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% 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 RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Lourdes RC 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 10 July 2026.