Roselands Primary School

Roselands Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The school has successfully created a safe and harmonious environment where pupils feel valued and engaged in their learning. Pupils display exemplary behavior, actively participate in discussions, and benefit from a broad curriculum that promotes both academic and personal development. Notably, the early years provision is rated as outstanding, ensuring that children are well-prepared for their transition to Year 1. The school is part of the Riviera Trust, which has positively influenced its educational approach and support for pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate impeccable behavior and a keen enthusiasm for learning.
• The school fosters a strong love of reading and effective phonics teaching.
• Leadership and management have created a harmonious learning environment.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored support and thrive within the school community.
• A broad curriculum allows pupils to excel in subjects like French, music, and science.
• Strong communication skills are developed through engaging early years activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils in key stage 2 do not consistently apply language knowledge when writing about texts.
• Some subjects in the wider curriculum, like design technology, need better sequencing.
• The school's attendance rate is below the national average.

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 Roselands Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Roselands 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 Roselands Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.0% 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, 12.1% of pupils at Roselands Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% 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 Roselands Primary School received £6,388 and spent £6,811 for each of its 339 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £85,000 (£251 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Riviera Education Trust, income was £6,571 and spending £6,580 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 Paignton · Torbay local authority: places and applications

Roselands Primary School is part of Riviera Education Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Oldway Primary School Paignton
• Shiphay Learning Academy Torquay

What is Roselands Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roselands Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Roselands Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roselands Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Roselands Primary School have?

Roselands Primary School has 315 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roselands Primary School cover?

Roselands Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Roselands Primary School?

Roselands Primary School is at Lynmouth Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7RQ.