Rosebery School

Rosebery School continues to excel as an outstanding educational institution, as confirmed by the recent ungraded inspection. Students take great pride in their school, demonstrating a strong sense of community and respect for one another. The school fosters a positive learning environment with very low levels of disruption, which allows for uninterrupted teaching and learning. The ambitious curriculum is well structured and effectively implemented, preparing students not only academically but also ensuring their personal growth through comprehensive support and enrichment activities.

Strengths

• Pupils display a strong work ethic and exemplary behaviour.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well-planned, and effectively sequenced.
• Teachers possess exceptional subject knowledge and student engagement is high.
• High levels of attendance support the quality of education provided.
• The school has robust pastoral support and a strong culture of safeguarding.
• Extra-curricular activities foster a well-rounded education.
• Careers support is strong and students are well-prepared for university.

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 Rosebery School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.2% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Rosebery School 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 Rosebery School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 8.2% of pupils at Rosebery School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% 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 Rosebery School received £8,153 and spent £8,084 for each of its 1,476 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,322,000 (£895 per pupil).

Across all 42 schools of Glf Schools, income was £7,514 and spending £7,514 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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All schools in Epsom · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Rosebery School is part of Glf Schools, which runs 43 schools. The nearest others:

• Glyn School Epsom
• The Vale Primary School and Nursery Epsom
• Danetree Primary School Epsom
• Warren Mead Infant School Banstead
• Warren Mead Junior School Banstead
• The Beacon School Banstead
• Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Sutton
• Banstead Infant School and Nursery Banstead
• Merstham Primary School Redhill
• Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery Merstham

What is Rosebery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rosebery School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Rosebery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rosebery School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Rosebery School have?

Rosebery School has 1,514 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rosebery School cover?

Rosebery School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Rosebery School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 61.6, and 75% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Rosebery School?

Rosebery School is at Whitehorse Drive, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7NQ.