Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Primary · Southend-on-Sea · SS9 3HS · URN 144987

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-21Cohort 464Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 66

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 30 schools in Southend-on-Sea

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
59%
Southend-on-Sea 58.8%England 61%
In line with the area average of 58.8
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
8%
Southend-on-Sea 10.1%England 8%
2.1 percentage points below the area average of 10.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Southend-on-Sea 105.04England 105
1 above the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Southend-on-Sea 104.29England 105
1.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Southend-on-Sea 104.89England 105
0.9 below the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
18%
Southend-on-Sea 26.9%England 32%
8.9 percentage points below the area average of 26.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
82%
Southend-on-Sea 71.2%
10.8 percentage points above the area average of 71.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
79%
Southend-on-Sea 71.7%
7.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
71%
Southend-on-Sea 68.9%
2.1 percentage points above the area average of 68.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
66
Southend-on-Sea 70
3.9 below the area average of 69.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southend-on-Sea	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	59% Southend-on-Sea 58.8%England 61%	In line with the area average of 58.8	2 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	8% Southend-on-Sea 10.1%England 8%	2.1 percentage points below the area average of 10.1	In line with the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Southend-on-Sea 105.04England 105	1 above the area average of 105	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Southend-on-Sea 104.29England 105	1.3 below the area average of 104.3	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Southend-on-Sea 104.89England 105	0.9 below the area average of 104.9	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	18% Southend-on-Sea 26.9%England 32%	8.9 percentage points below the area average of 26.9	14 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	82% Southend-on-Sea 71.2%	10.8 percentage points above the area average of 71.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	79% Southend-on-Sea 71.7%	7.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	71% Southend-on-Sea 68.9%	2.1 percentage points above the area average of 68.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	66 Southend-on-Sea 70	3.9 below the area average of 69.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southend-on-Sea · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 28.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 21.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 5.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 18% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 8% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 25.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 59% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 21/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, postcode SS9 3HS (URN 144987).
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