Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Alexandra Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marie Dyche
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 217
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 146266
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283562686
About this school
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 37% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 70% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 44% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 189th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.3% | 17.6% | 179 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 27.7% | 174 | 0.6 miles |
| Tower View Primary School | — | — | — | 321 | 0.6 miles |
| Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School | 44% | 4.9% | 32.4% | 252 | 0.8 miles |
| The Violet Way Academy | — | 4.9% | 13.9% | 251 | 1.0 miles |
| Christ Church Primary School | — | — | — | 353 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.58%
- English as an additional language
- 45.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burton-upon-Trent
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Tower View Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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The Violet Way Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Christ Church Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 16th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Burton Fields School Primary
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Edge Hill Academy Primary
- Eton Park Junior Academy Primary
- Grange School Primary
- Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Horninglow Primary School Primary
- John of Rolleston Primary School Primary
- Lansdowne Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Marie Dyche, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 217 pupils and 179 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 189th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.