SCHOOL PROFILE

Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146266
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 217 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 179 161 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 97 54.2% of pupils
Male pupils 82 45.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.1%
4.7 pts below England
School 20.1%
East Staffordshire 21.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.4%
17.1 pts above England
School 37.4%
East Staffordshire 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Staffordshire 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.4%
92
Any other White background
17.9%
32
African
9.5%
17
White and Asian
6.1%
11
Any other Asian background
5.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
7
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 14.0% 25 of 179 pupils
6.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.0%
East Staffordshire 18.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.3% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.7% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical 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

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
East Staffordshire 60.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
East Staffordshire 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
East Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
East Staffordshire 73.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

5.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.92 pts lower than England
School 5.29%
East Staffordshire 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.40 pts lower than England
School 12.42%
East Staffordshire 13.17%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.92%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.12 pts higher than England
School 3.92%
East Staffordshire 1.52%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

82.5% 5.7 pts below England
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
82.5%
East Staffordshire
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
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