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The Rosary Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Beeches Green, Stroud GL5 4AB · rosaryschool.org.uk · 01453 762774

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
135
64% of 210 places
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
31.1%
First language not English
23.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Little Way Catholic Educational Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 8 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 13 (Places 16)13September 2023: 10 (Places 11)10September 2024: 11 (Places 12)11September 2025: 9 (Places 10)9September 2026: 7 (Places 8)7Places 8
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026870.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251090.9100%
September 2024Sept 202412110.9100%
September 2023Sept 202311100.9100%
September 2022Sept 202216130.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 71% (England 53%)71%2016/17: 79% (England 61%)79%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 59% (England 61%)59%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●103105
●107105

Ofsted

The Rosary Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
73%
Replies
41
24% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

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