Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolHoly Rosary Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 450 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Hudson Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Hazel Cottage SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.8 km
- Dixons Fazakerley AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 35.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 km
- Barlows Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Melling Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).