Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2022 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- 22 of the 118 Reception 2026 applications (19%) came from families living outside Brighton and Hove, and 7 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 12.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 39.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well at this warm and caring school.”
- “They learn the importance of respect for all and reflect this in their excellent conduct.”
- “Pupils encourage each other to behave well and are supportive of others who might need encouragement to manage their own emotions.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects the curriculum design is less well considered and consequently, pupils do not learn as well.”
- “These strategies are not currently effective for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Saltdean Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodingdean Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published