Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School

About Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School

Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School sits within Sefton local authority, a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11. Among the 59 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 34th on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it just below the midpoint. The top-performing peers in the area are St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate, St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School, and Shoreside Primary School, all of which score higher on the same metric. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, receiving 120 applications for 54 places, with 47 first-preference offers made. That works out at roughly 2.2 applications per place, suggesting solid local demand. The nearest outstanding-rated primary is St Robert Bellarmine, about 3.8 km away, though Holy Rosary itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in February 2025.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, Holy Rosary received Good across all five graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a change from its previous inspection in 2014, when it was rated Outstanding overall. At key stage 2 in 2023/24, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just below the Sefton local authority average of 59%. The school’s average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 102 in maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 2%, with maths at 13% and reading at 20%. Progress scores are not available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, forest school, chapel, art studios, playing fields and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include tennis, football, netball, cross country, swimming and rounders, while clubs cover art, science, drama, choir and chess. SEND provision is listed for specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 66 families between September 2024 and September 2025 show strong satisfaction: 97% agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy and feels safe, and 92% would recommend the school. However, only 75% agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, and 24% of respondents said their child has SEND. With nursery provision available and a capacity of 415 against 450 pupils on roll, the school is operating above its official capacity, which families should factor into their planning.

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