Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Holbeach Gardens, Blackfen, Sidcup, DA15 8QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Byrne
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 101456
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088504470
About this school
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 397 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 44 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 409 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School ranked 40th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 397 | — |
| Alderwood Primary School | 87% | 6.6% | 61.3% | 192 | 0.3 miles |
| Days Lane Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 653 | 0.3 miles |
| Chatsworth Infant School | — | 3% | 1.1% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 342 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.38%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 13.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Days Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Chatsworth Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
Other schools in Sidcup
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School ranks 7th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is Mrs C Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 397 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School ranked 40th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.