Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3HS
464 pupils · 98% of 473 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 September 2022, published 9 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 38 | 82 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 34 | 68 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 38 | 70 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 37 | 59 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 32 | 66 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 55 | 80 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 48 | 75 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 49 | 82 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Darlinghurst Academy 0.4 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Blenheim Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Leigh North Street Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West Leigh Infant School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.