SCHOOL PROFILE

Rosary Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100035
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Camden
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 279 275 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 146 52.3% of pupils
Male pupils 133 47.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.6%
21.8 pts above England
School 46.6%
Camden 32.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.1%
28.8 pts above England
School 49.1%
Camden 30.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Camden 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
35.1%
98
African
13.3%
37
Any other White background
11.1%
31
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
24
Indian
7.5%
21
Any other Asian background
6.8%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.1% 45 of 279 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
Camden 21.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 1.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Specific learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Camden 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Camden 83.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Camden 77.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Camden 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.58 pts lower than England
School 5.64%
Camden 7.37%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.74 pts lower than England
School 13.08%
Camden 21.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.38 pts lower than England
School 0.42%
Camden 2.33%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.5% 10.7 pts below England
Rosary Catholic Primary School
77.5%
Camden
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information