Rosedale College

Rosedale College is performing well overall, with a consistent rating of 'Good' across all inspection areas. The leadership has set high expectations for student achievement, and there is a strong commitment from staff to support pupils in reaching their full potential. The school fosters inclusivity, catering to a diverse student body, which enhances the overall learning environment. Notable strengths include a well-structured curriculum and effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, the school is facing challenges in expanding the curriculum for key stage 3 and ensuring comprehensive careers advice for younger students.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations of pupils.
• Staff are committed to helping all pupils reach their potential.
• A wide range of opportunities for character development, including clubs and educational visits.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• A well-structured curriculum that promotes strong academic outcomes.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• A structured personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) programme.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils express disrespectful views on equality and protected characteristics.
• The key stage 3 curriculum lacks breadth and depth in some subjects.
• Careers advice for pupils in Years 7 to 11 is less comprehensive.

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 Rosedale College attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.1% of pupils at Rosedale College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Rosedale College had 13.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 8.8% of pupils at Rosedale College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Rosedale College received £9,011 and spent £8,581 for each of its 931 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £5,095,000 (£5,472 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust, income was £8,802 and spending £8,951 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Rosedale College is part of The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Parkside Studio College Hayes
• Rosedale Primary School Hayes
• Hewens College Hayes
• Hewens Primary School Hayes
• De Salis Studio College Hayes
• Brookside Primary School Hayes

What is Rosedale College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rosedale College is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Rosedale College last inspected by Ofsted?

Rosedale College was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Rosedale College have?

Rosedale College has 940 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rosedale College cover?

Rosedale College for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Rosedale College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.9, and 55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Rosedale College?

Rosedale College is at Wood End Green Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2SE.