Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is demonstrating overall good performance across various domains. Pupils enjoy their learning and feel safe, with a supportive staff that recognizes their individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The ambitious curriculum encourages pupils to study effectively and engage in a broad range of activities, including sports and leadership opportunities, fostering a sense of community and resilience. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, especially regarding the consistent delivery of the curriculum by some teachers, leading to knowledge gaps in certain subjects, and the need for better support for weaker readers.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe while learning.
• High expectations from leaders for pupil achievement and behavior.
• Ambitious and diverse curriculum that engages pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, including those in specialized provisions.
• Effective systems in place for improving pupils' attendance.
• Enthusiastic involvement in sporting activities and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in some subjects leading to knowledge gaps.
• Insufficient training for staff to support weaker readers effectively.
• Some pupils exhibit poor behavior during breaks and lunchtimes.

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 Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.1% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Rosehill Methodist Primary 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 Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 12 pupils and resourced provision with 12 pupils.

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 Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy received £8,682 and spent £8,689 for each of its 342 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £188,000 (£551 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Epworth Education Trust, income was £7,330 and spending £7,127 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 Ashton-Under-Lyne · Tameside local authority: places and applications

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is part of Epworth Education Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Hey-with-Zion Primary School Oldham
• Wesley Methodist Primary School Manchester
• Summerseat Methodist Primary School Bury
• Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Leigh
• Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Leigh
• Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School Burnley
• Bakewell Methodist Academy Bakewell
• Leyland Methodist Junior School Leyland
• Leyland Methodist Infant School Leyland
• Nutgrove Methodist Primary School St Helens

What is Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy have?

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy has 306 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy cover?

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy?

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is at Rose Hill Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8YG.