Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School

About Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School

Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School is a Roman Catholic state primary in Spelthorne, Surrey, that is comfortably oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 117 applications for just 30 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.9 to one, with 38 families listing it as their first preference and 29 of those receiving offers. The school currently has 241 pupils on roll, well above its official capacity of 210, suggesting strong local demand and a popular reputation. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 4.6%, notably lower than the national average, reflecting the relatively affluent catchment area. The school offers nursery provision for children from age two, feeding into the main primary phase up to Year 6. Its religious character as a Roman Catholic school will be a key factor for many families, though admissions criteria are not detailed in the data.

Academically, the school performs well above the local Surrey average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of just 66%. This places the school second out of 19 primary schools in Spelthorne, in the top 25% nationally, and 209th out of 2,034 primaries in the South East region. Pupils achieved particularly strong results in maths, where 93% reached the expected standard and 33% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 109. In reading, 83% met the expected standard and 47% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 108. Writing saw 87% at the expected level and 23% at the higher level. Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018 and judged it Good overall, with leadership and management also rated Good, and the school has maintained that rating in a subsequent ungraded inspection.

The school benefits from a wide range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, library, music rooms, art studios, a chapel and a sensory room. Sports on offer include netball, football, cricket, athletics, cross country and dance, while clubs extend to choir, coding, art, science, gardening and book club. The school’s SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health needs, and visual impairment. For families seeking a Catholic primary with strong academic outcomes and a clear oversubscription pattern, this school is a competitive choice. The nearest outstanding-rated Catholic alternative is St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery, 3.2 km away, which may be worth considering as a backup.

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