Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
Rievaulx Avenue, Billingham, TS23 2BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Flaherty
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 146709
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642552274
About this school
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 23 | 28 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 39% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 46% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 36% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Most Holy Rosary Catholic 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy compares
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy ranked 22nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.3% | 41% | 156 | — |
| Prior's Mill CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 430 | 0.4 miles |
| Roseberry Primary School | — | 7.5% | 52.1% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Pentland Primary School | 34% | 6.3% | 40.8% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| Wolviston Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 12.6% | 120 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.04%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Roseberry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
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Pentland Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Wolviston Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Billingham
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Billingham.
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy teach?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy is Mrs Lucy Flaherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic 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 big is Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy full?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 156 on roll (74%), 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 Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy rank locally?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy ranked 22nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic 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.