# Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105245. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 236
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105245

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
21% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Highfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-primary-school-e105182): 150 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jamess-church-of-england-high-school-e144046): 300 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harper Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-green-school-e143772): 500 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Ferns Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ferns-primary-academy-e138399): 570 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-st-joseph-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151356): 830 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-farnworth-e142944): 830 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105245)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105245)

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