Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Rosa Street
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 7NA
Phone 01388815427
Reference Number 141121

Rosa Street Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness, showcasing considerable improvements since its last inspection, when it was deemed to require improvement. The school is particularly successful in nurturing a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to a positive and collaborative school culture. Notably, the implementation of structured mathematics teaching helps pupils grasp foundational concepts effectively. Pupils also benefit from a wide range of enriching activities that enhance their educational experience. However, the early years provision still requires improvement, signaling that while strides have been made, further work is necessary to ensure all children are adequately prepared for progression into Year 1.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 234
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.44%
Girls: 52.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 14 30
2 12 14 26
3 11 13 24
4 12 16 28
5 18 12 30
6 12 12 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.3%
African 3%
Asian, Other 2.1%
White, Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 01 Oct 2019
Date Report
04 Feb 2025 School inspection
01 Oct 2019 School inspection:
13 Jun 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to a positive school environment.
  • Leaders have significantly improved the school since the last inspection.
  • Effective mathematics teaching helps pupils understand foundational concepts.
  • Engaging extracurricular activities enhance pupils' overall educational experience.
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they can participate in lessons.
  • Effective safeguarding practices are in place, ensuring student safety.

Areas for Improvement

  • Early years provision requires improvement to better prepare children for Year 1.
  • Phonics teaching needs to be reviewed for effectiveness, particularly for less able pupils.
  • Not all subjects have received equally careful planning, impacting curriculum coherence.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1
Writing -0.3
Maths -0.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 27 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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