Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 12 of the 28 other Southend-on-Sea primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 25.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southend-on-Sea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 464 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and playing together.”
- “The school values of understanding, kindness, respect, faith, excellence and responsibility can be seen in action throughout the day.”
- “Everyone looks forward to celebrating these values on ‘hot chocolate Friday’.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teachers do not always teach what has been planned.”
- “When this happens, pupils’ understanding is not secure and adults do not notice or correct this quickly enough.”
- “A small group of parents feel that communication between home and school is not effective enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (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) | 59% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 38 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 Southend-on-Sea.
- Darlinghurst Academy 0.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blenheim Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh North Street Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- West Leigh Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Leigh Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Earls Hall Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published