The building is covered with Christian icons and statues and pupils there pray every day.
Yet only around 40 children who attend are Catholic. Some pupils’ parents are Imams and some live in nearby mosques.
But Rosary Catholic Primary School, set among a large Muslim population in Birmingham, insists its ties to the Catholic church are stronger than ever.
Some Muslim pupils act as altar servers at school masses. Head John Gubbins said: “We follow the Catholic Diocese programme for religious education which pupils are taught ten to 15 per cent of the week. All children take part.
“They also take part in our religious plays to celebrate Christmas and Easter and principals help at Mass.
“Most of the children who come here do not have English as their first language. But from Year One onwards they are fluent. We have a teacher dedicated to teaching them.”
Chairman of governors Father Bernard Kelly said: “The pupils participate, with the consent of their parents, in the religious ethos and various celebrations. For the church, this is a new reality.”