Academy converter · Birmingham

The Rosary Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
342Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148439URN

Bridge Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

53 applications for 17 places · 74th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

13 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as The Rosary Catholic Primary School, URN 103428

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Birmingham median (2.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as The Rosary Catholic Primary School (URN 103428), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	53	3.1	15	0.88
Sep 2025	22	85	3.9	21	0.95
Sep 2024	32	89	2.8	30	0.94
Sep 2023	32	92	2.9	29	0.91
Sep 2022	22	79	3.6	22	1.00
Sep 2021 *	43	108	2.5	43	1.00
Sep 2020 *	56	128	2.3	50	0.89
Sep 2019 *	45	108	2.4	44	0.98
Sep 2018 *	46	134	2.9	45	0.98
Sep 2017 *	55	129	2.4	50	0.91
Sep 2016 *	60	119	2.0	50	0.83
Sep 2015 *	43	87	2.0	34	0.79
Sep 2014 *	59	121	2.1	52	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 73% · Maths 67% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%224th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	7%	101	102
2023/24	61%	7%	104	104
2022/23	53%	2%	102	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Community School
0.1 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Shaw Hill Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Adderley Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Nansen Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

2026

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Highfield Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Green Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Wyndcliffe Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148439 · 330/3325
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 439 pupils · 342 on roll
Free school meals: 58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: The Rosary Catholic Primary School (URN 103428)
Address: Bridge Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3SF
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources