Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 74% of pupils at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional)250 m
- East Durham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 13.3 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- Endeavour Academy DurhamPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2024520 m
- Howletch Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Shotton Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Acre Rigg Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
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).