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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

Holbeach Gardens, Blackfen, Sidcup, DA15 8QW

Local ranking27th of 60 primary schools in Bexley
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
15.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
77.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
416
Boys
202 (49%)
Girls
214 (51%)
Capacity
420 (99% full)
SEND
14.2%
FSM Eligible
8.4%
EAL
22.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
11.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,457/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 59.9%
  • Black African: 9.1%
  • Mixed Other: 6.0%
  • White Other: 5.3%
  • Asian Indian: 5.0%
  • Other: 2.9%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • White Irish: 1.9%

59.9%

White British

9.1%

Black African

6.0%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
101456
UKPRN
10071667
Establishment No.
3501

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