Rose Wood Academy

Rose Wood Academy is performing well overall, maintaining the standards identified in its previous inspection. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils are eager to learn and achieve appropriately. With a carefully considered curriculum that reflects local context and promotes understanding of the wider world, pupils are developing respect and understanding for diverse perspectives. However, some pupils are not attaining high standards in core subjects due to inconsistencies in teaching and learning methods. The school is keen to address these gaps to enhance educational outcomes for all students.

Strengths

• Pupils display eagerness to learn and develop respectful attitudes.
• The school has a rigorous early reading curriculum that is effectively implemented.
• Pupils are well-prepared for life in modern Britain with a clear understanding of values.
• Staff are skilled in supporting children's language and communication development.
• The school offers a diverse range of extra-curricular activities that engage students.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching and learning lead to varied attainment levels among pupils.
• Some pupils do not achieve the higher standards in core subjects as expected.

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 Rose Wood Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Rose Wood Academy 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 Rose Wood Academy had 22.8 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, 19.6% of pupils at Rose Wood Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 2024–25 Rose Wood Academy received £6,642 and spent £6,633 for each of its 354 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £156,000 (£441 per pupil).

Across all 32 schools of The Enquire Learning Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,034 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 Middlesbrough · Middlesbrough local authority: places and applications

Rose Wood Academy is part of The Enquire Learning Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Easterside Academy Middlesbrough
• Stokesley Primary Academy Middlesbrough
• Roseberry Academy Middlesbrough
• High Clarence Academy Middlesbrough
• Yarm Primary School Yarm
• Harrow Gate Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Hardwick Green Primary Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Oakdene Primary Academy Billingham
• Stakesby Primary Academy Whitby
• East Whitby Primary Academy Whitby

What is Rose Wood Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rose Wood Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Rose Wood Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Rose Wood Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Rose Wood Academy have?

Rose Wood Academy has 368 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rose Wood Academy cover?

Rose Wood Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Rose Wood Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rose Wood Academy?

Rose Wood Academy is at The Garth, Coulby Farm Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0UG.