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Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Susan Molloy

location_onManchester, M41 7DS

language Visit Website phone 1617484626

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

86%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Trafford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 64 primaries in Trafford and #4,058 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 68%

Reading86% LA 79%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths93% LA 77%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading80% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading97% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 1.1

0.1 to 4.6

3.8

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 6.0

5.1

Maths

LA 1.3

3.0 to 7.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading93% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 1.4

-2.0 to 2.4

0.7

Write

LA 0.5

-1.3 to 2.7

2.1

Maths

LA 1.6

0.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 73%

Reading97% LA 81%

Writing100% LA 83%

Maths93% LA 81%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.8

-0.3 to 3.9

1.8

Write

LA 0.3

-0.3 to 3.9

1.3

Maths

LA 1.0

-0.6 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

28 February 2025

Inspection Report

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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22 May 2007

Inspection Report

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10 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2007-05-22

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 235 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	235	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	233	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	231	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	232	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	231	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	228	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	235	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	238	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	238	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	237	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	231	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	225	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils