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Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 210Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 114544URN

The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodNov 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.9per place
0.7 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

118 applications for 30 places · 10th of 39 in Brighton and Hove
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
48%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodNov 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

  1. 7 March 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 13 November 2014
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.9applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

118 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.9; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
  2. 2025 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  3. 2024 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  5. 2022 4.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  6. 2021 3.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  7. 2020 4.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  8. 2019 3.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
  9. 2018 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  10. 2017 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  11. 2016 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
  12. 2015 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
  13. 2014 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
More applications per place than the Brighton and Hove median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Brighton and Hove median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301183.9280.93
Sep 202531923.0341.10
Sep 202430842.8361.20
Sep 202330973.2351.17
Sep 202220834.2201.00
Sep 2021291063.7280.97
Sep 2020291194.1441.52
Sep 201927873.2271.00
Sep 201823672.9210.91
Sep 201728812.9301.07
Sep 201630782.6331.10
Sep 201530792.6290.97
Sep 201430852.8280.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 70% · Maths 52% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%33rd of 41 in Brighton and Hove
Reading
Expected standard74%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard70%
Greater depth4%
Maths
Expected standard52%
Higher standard22%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Brighton and Hove median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2548%0%106102
2023/2459%3%107106
2022/2383%13%109106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
114544 · 846/3316
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
218 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals
12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Local authority
Brighton and Hove

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources