Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School, Staines

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils make clear and secure progress across the curriculum, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' excellent attendance has been sustained over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders carefully plan an aspirational and engaging curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children flourish in the early years because the provision is extremely well organised, nurturing and ambitious."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils thrive because of the school's highly inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders' work is rooted in a strong commitment to inclusion, and their improvement work is sharply focused on meeting the needs of pupils who need additional support."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a carefully planned and extensive programme of personal development that is ambitious for all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain their highly effective work and further pursue their ambitious aims for the school so that pupils experience a transformational educational provision".

In 2025, 96% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School are Riverbridge Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); Buckland Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 62% maths); Hythe Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 66% maths); and Thorpe Lea Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 63% maths).

Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Ascension Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (98%).

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 33.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (45%), Black (8%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 5 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Staines Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grovebarns (at), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 329 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School are The Matthew Arnold School (0.7 miles), The Magna Carta School (0.8 miles) and Thomas Knyvett College (1.7 miles).