OFSTED
17 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman 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
362
351 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
178
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
184
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.0 pts
above England
School
34.8%
Tendring
32.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Tendring
5.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tendring
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.1%
261
African
9.7%
35
Any other White background
3.6%
13
White and Black African
1.9%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
7
Indian
1.7%
6
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
7.7%
28 of
362 pupils
13.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 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
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Tendring
69.3%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Tendring
65.0%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
Tendring
66.9%
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
7.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.26 pts
higher than
England
School
7.47%
Tendring
7.45%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.80 pts
higher than
England
School
26.62%
Tendring
21.16%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
higher than
England
School
2.52%
Tendring
2.19%
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
114.9%
26.7 pts
above England
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
114.9%
Tendring
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.