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Rose Street Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Rose Street, Sheerness ME12 1AW · swfed.co.uk · 01795 663012

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
51%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
424
4 over 420 places · 101%
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
67.9%
First language not English
11.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 67 (Places 60)67September 2023: 68 (Places 60)68September 2024: 46 (Places 47)46September 2025: 40 (Places 40)40September 2026: 50 (Places 50)50Places 50
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202650501100%
September 2025Sept 202540401100%
September 2024Sept 202447461100%
September 2023Sept 202360681.1▲84%
September 2022Sept 202260671.1▲90%

Results

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 31% (England 53%)31%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 57% (England 65%)57%2022/23: 32% (England 60%)32%2023/24: 57% (England 61%)57%2024/25: 51% (England 62%)51%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Rose Street Primary School on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Jul 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
84%
Replies
19
5% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼16% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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