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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol

Primary · Bristol · BS11 0PA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 September 2023

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At a glance

208 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
22.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
35.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.ourladyoftherosary.org.uk
URN
109251

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 35 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.17 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2022 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 12 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.17 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 35 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places for 2022 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Places for 2022 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior SchoolSwindon · 36 miles awayNeeds attention50%
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster · 153 miles awayGood69%
Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolDewsbury · 158 miles awayNo current grade0%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster · 155 miles awayNo current grade47%
High Wycombe Church of England Combined SchoolHigh Wycombe · 82 miles awayGood60%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, BasildonBasildon · 136 miles awayStrong standard87%
St Edmund's Catholic SchoolLondon · 114 miles awayGood69%
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 201 miles awayGood57%
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, HaverhillHAVERHILL · 138 miles awayGood45%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSouth Shields · 247 miles awayOutstanding77%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolUxbridge · 94 miles awayGood83%
St John's C of E Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 102 miles awayGood73%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 40% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 35% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Black African 4% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 3% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 2.66 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,140; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,299
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £95,183; in-year balance -£13,723

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways37.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier31.5%62.3%
Social housing55%17.1%
Privately rented12.8%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats51.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van38.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014638 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£275,000117 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£315,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£560,000
Semi-detached (63)£275,000
Terraced (37)£284,000
Flat (10)£167,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
24an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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