Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 101456
- Address
- Holbeach Gardens, Blackfen, DA15 8QW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 416 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 59.9%
Mixed 9.4%
African 9.1%
Other White 5.3%
Indian 5%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Irish 1.9%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 8 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 24 22 |
| Year 1 | 41 20 21 |
| Year 2 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 58 22 36 |
| Year 5 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 6 | 59 35 24 |