Roselands Infants' School

Roselands Infants' School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected domains. The school, which has not been inspected for over a decade, demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education, especially for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils exhibit positive behaviors, are proud of their school, and feel safe and supported in their learning environment. With a dedicated focus on character development and independence, the school cultivates aspirational attitudes among students, contributing to their personal growth and engagement in learning activities.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behavior and engagement.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they access the same curriculum as peers.
• Well-planned early years provision that fosters independence.
• Consistent approach to reading that promotes fluency and enjoyment.
• Effective leadership and support for staff development.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers do not adequately check pupils' prior knowledge before introducing new material.
• Some curriculum areas are at an early stage of development, leading to gaps in pupils' understanding.

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 Infants' School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Roselands Infants' 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 Infants' School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 14.3% of pupils at Roselands Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 Roselands Infants' School received £6,109 and spent £6,321 for each of its 265 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £287,000 (£1,083 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Cavendish Education Trust, income was £6,672 and spending £6,649 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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Roselands Infants' School is part of Cavendish Education Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Stafford Junior School Eastbourne
• The Cavendish School Eastbourne

What is Roselands Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roselands Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Roselands Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roselands Infants' School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Roselands Infants' School have?

Roselands Infants' School has 244 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roselands Infants' School cover?

Roselands Infants' School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Roselands Infants' School?

Roselands Infants' School is at Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8PD.