Rossett Acre Primary School

Rossett Acre Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school demonstrates a strong sense of community, with staff instilling high expectations for both academic success and pupil well-being. The curriculum is rich and pupils are engaged in their learning, showcasing positive behaviours and attitudes. Notably, the leaders have established robust systems for safeguarding and personal development, earning multiple accolades for their initiatives in these areas. This was the school's first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been a consideration in the evaluation process.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and supportive school culture
• High expectations from staff for all pupils
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Effective curriculum delivery with enthusiastic teachers
• Robust focus on personal development and well-being
• Strong safeguarding measures in place
• Diverse curriculum that includes a variety of subjects and experiences

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in some subjects lacks clarity from Reception
• Need for refinement in subject overviews to track knowledge acquisition
• Phonics program needs to be more effectively implemented for struggling pupils

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 Rossett Acre Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Rossett Acre Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Rossett Acre Primary School had 23.8 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, 13.4% of pupils at Rossett Acre Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Rossett Acre Primary School received £5,949 and spent £6,007 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £182,000 (£431 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Red Kite Learning Trust, income was £8,002 and spending £7,952 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 Harrogate · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Rossett Acre Primary School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Rossett School Harrogate
• Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate
• Western Primary School Harrogate
• Oatlands Community Junior School Harrogate
• Coppice Valley Primary School Harrogate
• Saltergate Junior School Harrogate
• Saltergate Infant School Harrogate
• Templenewsam Halton Primary School Leeds
• Temple Learning Academy Leeds
• Meadowfield Primary School Leeds

What is Rossett Acre Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rossett Acre Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Rossett Acre Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rossett Acre Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Rossett Acre Primary School have?

Rossett Acre Primary School has 424 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rossett Acre Primary School cover?

Rossett Acre Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rossett Acre Primary School?

Rossett Acre Primary School is at Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 9PH.