OFSTED
7 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Catholic
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE ROSARY TRUST - A CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
209
209 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
96
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
113
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.1 pts
below England
School
6.7%
Colchester
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
above England
School
31.6%
Colchester
14.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Colchester
1.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.2%
84
Any other White background
14.4%
30
Any other Black background
11.5%
24
African
6.7%
14
Indian
6.2%
13
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.6%
18 of
209 pupils
12.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
93.0%
32.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
Colchester
75.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Writing
26.7 pts above England
School
97.0%
Colchester
71.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
Colchester
74.0%
East of England
70.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.59 pts
lower than
England
School
4.63%
Colchester
5.99%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.17 pts
lower than
England
School
8.65%
Colchester
14.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Colchester
1.90%
East of England
1.83%
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
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
99.5%
Colchester
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.