Academy converter · Redbridge

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147337URN

Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, London, E11 2TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Redbridge median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redbridge

189 applications for 59 places · 13th of 47 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%met the expected standard

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Redbridge median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

189 applications · 59 places offered · 74 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Redbridge median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Redbridge median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Redbridge median median 2.8
2022 2.2; Redbridge median median 2.6
2021 2.6; Redbridge median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Redbridge median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Redbridge median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Redbridge median median 2.9; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Redbridge median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Redbridge median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (URN 102843), the previous school.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	189	3.2	74	1.25
Sep 2025	59	186	3.2	71	1.20
Sep 2024	60	168	2.8	66	1.10
Sep 2023	59	156	2.6	58	0.98
Sep 2022	58	125	2.2	34	0.59
Sep 2021	60	153	2.6	54	0.90
Sep 2020	60	139	2.3	47	0.78
Sep 2019 *	60	162	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2018 *	60	140	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2017 *	60	152	2.5	67	1.12
Sep 2016 *	60	162	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2015 *	60	142	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	59	167	2.8	70	1.19

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 98% · Writing 94% · Maths 98% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%3rd of 49 in Redbridge

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard98%

Redbridge 85% England 78%

Higher standard77%

Redbridge 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Redbridge 85% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Redbridge 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Redbridge 85% England 77%

Higher standard62%

Redbridge 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	94%	38%	113	112
2023/24	87%	24%	110	111
2022/23	95%	34%	112	112

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

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Wanstead Church School
0.6 km · Redbridge

Good2024

5.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Gwyn Jones Primary School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
George Tomlinson Primary School
1.2 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Snaresbrook Primary School
1.2 km · Redbridge

Remains Good · improving2024

4.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Davies Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Waltham Forest

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Barclay Primary School
1.4 km · Waltham Forest

2026

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Nightingale Primary School
1.5 km · Redbridge

Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Aldersbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147337 · 317/3504
Trust: The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 450 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (URN 102843)
Address: Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, London, E11 2TA
Local authority: Redbridge

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