Rosherville Church of England Academy

Rosherville Church of England Academy has demonstrated a good overall performance across various domains, including the quality of education, behavior, and leadership. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, with leaders setting high expectations and fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Notably, the introduction of a systematic approach to teaching phonics has contributed to pupils learning to read quickly and fluently. However, areas such as early years provision require some improvement, particularly in the clear development of learning objectives and activities tailored to pique children's curiosity and interest.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that sets high expectations for all pupils.
• Inclusive ethos that meets the needs of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Effective systematic approach to teaching phonics that supports reading development.
• Positive behavior and strong relationships within the school community.
• Pupils actively engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years provision lacks clear learning focus and does not effectively develop children's curiosity.
• Inadequate understanding of the impact of curriculum developments in early years.
• Insufficient articulation of specific knowledge goals for subjects across the curriculum.

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 Rosherville Church of England Academy attended 94.4% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Rosherville Church of England 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 Rosherville Church of England Academy had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% 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, 11.0% of pupils at Rosherville Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Rosherville Church of England Academy received £7,865 and spent £7,368 for each of its 148 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£1,279 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Aletheia Academies Trust, income was £5,972 and spending £6,275 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 Gravesend · Kent local authority: places and applications

Rosherville Church of England Academy is part of Aletheia Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Saint George's Church of England School Gravesend
• Gravesend Grammar School Gravesend
• Whitehill Primary School Gravesend
• Alkerden Church of England Academy Ebbsfleet Valley
• Sedley's Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Greenhithe
• Shorne Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School Dartford

What is Rosherville Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rosherville Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Rosherville Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Rosherville Church of England Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Rosherville Church of England Academy have?

Rosherville Church of England Academy has 155 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rosherville Church of England Academy cover?

Rosherville Church of England Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Rosherville Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rosherville Church of England Academy?

Rosherville Church of England Academy is at Crete Hall Road, Gravesend, DA11 9RB.