SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146709
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 156 143 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 85 54.5% of pupils
Male pupils 71 45.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.5%
11.7 pts above England
School 36.5%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.2%
17.1 pts below England
School 3.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.9%
145
African
3.8%
6
Any other Asian background
1.3%
2
White and Asian
1.3%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.0% 28 of 156 pupils
2.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 1.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 64.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 76.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 74.6%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 75.1%
North East 72.3%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.90 pts lower than England
School 5.32%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.10%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.29 pts higher than England
School 16.10%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 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

74.3% 13.9 pts below England
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
74.3%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information