Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Wolverhampton for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 24% (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 37 of the 38 other Wolverhampton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 December 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm and friendly school where pupils are highly valued.”
- “Staff are incredibly kind and caring.”
- “Pupils enjoy all that the school offers them.”
To improve
- “Many pupils have gaps in communication and language knowledge when they join the school.”
- “However, some pupils still do not attend school as regularly as they could, and this is especially the case for some disadvantaged pupils.”
- “Despite this, a few pupils continue to struggle to conform to school rules and routines.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- Eastfield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Park Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stowlawn Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grove Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woden Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trinity CofE Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published