Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

Brighton and HoveVoluntary aided school

The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA

Headteacher: Mrs Anita PhilbrookSchool website ↗Pupils: 214 (capacity: 218)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
48%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
48.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 74%·Writing 70%·Maths 52%All three 48%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected52%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
31
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
31of 34 (91.2%)
How many applied in total?
92

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
15.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
104 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 83% (2022/23), currently 48%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%15.0%+2.9-0.2+1.3
2016/1756.0%8.0%-0.5+0.4-1.0
2017/1878.0%11.0%+5.9-0.2+2.7
2018/1966.0%9.0%+1.2+1.0+0.4
2022/2383.0%13.0%+1.7+0.3+0.1
2023/2459.0%3.0%---
2024/2548.0%0.0%---