The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Rosary Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
The Rosary Catholic Primary School 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 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 49% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 55% of pupils, against a middle figure of 58.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bridge Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3SF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 342 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at ‘The Rosary’ feel safe and well cared for.”
- “Staff are united in their drive to ‘live, love and learn together.”
- “Staff understand pupils’ needs.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, there is some variability in how well pupils know and remember what is most important.”
- “In some subjects, the small steps that lead to the end points are not as clear.”
- “In other subjects, the curriculum is quite new and so what pupils know and remember is not as secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (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) | 49% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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 Birmingham.
- Parkfield Community School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Shaw Hill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Adderley Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nansen Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Saviour's C of E Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfield Junior and Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bordesley Green Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyndcliffe Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published