Red Rose Primary School

Red Rose Primary School has been rated as good overall, demonstrating notable strengths in its approach to pupil well-being and educational outcomes. The school promotes a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. The quality of education is well-structured, with a strong emphasis on personal development and character education, leading to excellent behavior and attitudes among students. The curriculum is designed to be ambitious, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that they achieve well alongside their peers. Despite this positive performance, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in deepening knowledge retention in a few foundation subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are warmly welcomed and thrive in a caring environment.
• Exceptional behavior and respect among pupils.
• High expectations and structured routines support learning effectively.
• Highly ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum for all subjects.
• Effective checks on pupils’ knowledge, particularly in English and mathematics.
• Strong personal development program that builds confidence and leadership skills.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures they achieve well.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects do not adequately assess how well pupils remember important knowledge over time.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Red Rose Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Red Rose Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Red Rose Primary School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.0% of pupils at Red Rose Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Red Rose Primary School received £7,389 and spent £7,116 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £573,000 (£1,950 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Red Rose Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Red Rose Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Red Rose Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Red Rose Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Red Rose Primary School have?

Red Rose Primary School has 294 pupils on roll.

What age range does Red Rose Primary School cover?

Red Rose Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Red Rose Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Red Rose Primary School?

Red Rose Primary School is at York Terrace, Red Rose Primary School, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 3NA.