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Rose Lane Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Rose Lane, Chadwell Heath, Romford RM6 5NJ · roselaneprimary.org.uk · 020 8270 4438
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 582
- 92% of 634 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 55.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 66 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Rose Lane Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 72
- 11% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (22%) with SEND