Rosedale Primary School

Rosedale Primary School has shown significant improvement since joining the Exceed Learning Partnership Trust in 2022, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspection areas. The school provides a supportive and respectful learning environment where pupils are happy and safe. Strong leadership has led to effective changes, particularly in the teaching of reading, which has been revitalized through investment in resources and staff training. However, while the early year's provision is exemplary, some subjects still require further refinement to ensure that all pupils acquire the necessary knowledge for their future learning.

Strengths

• Pupils develop strong habits for learning from an early age.
• Teaching of early reading has been transformed with structured phonics and supported catch-up strategies.
• Effective support and adaptations for pupils with SEND.
• Leaders have high expectations and have made swift improvements since the last inspection.
• A well-sequenced curriculum in mathematics and science.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack emphasis on ensuring key knowledge acquisition.
• Inconsistent systems for checking pupils' understanding in lessons.

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 Rosedale Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Rosedale 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 Rosedale Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.7% 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, 12.6% of pupils at Rosedale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Rosedale Primary School received £7,186 and spent £7,536 for each of its 177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £12,000 (£67 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Exceed Learning Partnership, income was £7,056 and spending £6,961 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 Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

Rosedale Primary School is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Bentley High Street Primary School Doncaster
• Hall Cross Academy Doncaster
• The Mallard Academy Doncaster
• Sandringham Primary School Doncaster
• Carr Lodge Academy Doncaster
• Edlington Victoria Academy Doncaster
• Hill Top Academy Doncaster
• Willow Primary School Doncaster
• Sheep Dip Lane Academy Doncaster

What is Rosedale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rosedale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Rosedale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rosedale Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Rosedale Primary School have?

Rosedale Primary School has 175 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rosedale Primary School cover?

Rosedale Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rosedale Primary School?

Rosedale Primary School is at Emley Drive, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8RL.