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Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 226 pupils Oldham
Ofsted: Good
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Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Oldham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 226 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School.

Ofsted inspection: July 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Fir Tree Avenue
Fitton Hill
Oldham
Lancashire
OL8 2SR
Reference Number 151821

General Makeup

Number of pupils 226
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.21%
Girls: 47.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 47.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 17 13 30
3 19 9 28
4 15 15 30
5 18 13 31
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.6%
African 17.7%
White, Other 14.6%
Asian, Other 4.9%
White & Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, inspected in November 2022.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
09 Jul 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 10.1
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.8% of pupils at Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 15 10
Moderate learning difficulty 10 0
Social, emotional and mental health 3 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
Severe learning difficulty 0 1
Vision impairment 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School.

When was Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?

Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?

Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Fir Tree Avenue, Fitton Hill, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 2SR.

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