Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Getting a place
Every child who put Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth is a primary school in Carnforth, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 86 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 54% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. There are about 19.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.