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The Rosary Catholic Primary School

URN
148439
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
URN
148439
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

48 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

26

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

21

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
29 April 2024
Inspection date
13 March 2024
Inspection type
Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

22

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

85

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.86×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.rosaryrc.bham.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

58.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

49.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B8 3SF - Bridge Road, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Bridge Road, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B8 3SF
Phone
1214644519
Website
www.rosaryrc.bham.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 29 April 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    29 April 202413 March 2024Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 29 April 2024
    19 December 201920 November 2019-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 19 December 2019
    • Good

      Published
      29 April 2024
      Inspected
      13 March 2024
      Type
      Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
      Report
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    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      19 December 2019
      Inspected
      20 November 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    24.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Rosary Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Parkfield Community School94 mPrimaryOpen
    Parkfield Community School94 mPrimaryClosed
    Sanctuary Education104 mNot applicableClosed
    Rightrack247 mNot applicableClosed
    R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre361 mNot applicableOpen
    Shaw Hill Primary School411 mPrimaryOpen
    Al-Hijrah School479 mAll-throughClosed
    Al-Hijrah School479 mNot applicableClosed
    Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form509 mSecondaryOpen
    • The Rosary Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Parkfield Community School
      Distance
      94 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Parkfield Community School
      Distance
      94 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sanctuary Education
      Distance
      104 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Birmingham)

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      Phase
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    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
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    • Acocks Green Junior School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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    • Acocks Green Primary School
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    Distance
    247 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre
    Distance
    361 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
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  • Shaw Hill Primary School
    Distance
    411 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Al-Hijrah School
    Distance
    479 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Closed
  • Al-Hijrah School
    Distance
    479 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B27 7UQ
    Status
    Closed