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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

Beech Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0BP

Local ranking5th of 93 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
21.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
86.0%
Writing (Expected)
90.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
93.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
230
Boys
123 (53%)
Girls
107 (47%)
Capacity
210 (110% full)
SEND
16.5%
FSM Eligible
23.8%
EAL
32.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.8%
SEN Support
11.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.3
Budget per Pupil
£6,900/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 35.2%
  • Black African: 20.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 13.2%
  • White Other: 9.3%
  • Asian Indian: 7.5%
  • Black Other: 5.3%
  • Asian Other: 4.0%
  • Mixed Other: 2.6%

35.2%

White British

20.3%

Black African

13.2%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105245
UKPRN
10070778
Establishment No.
3362