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Rosebery School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Whitehorse Drive, Epsom KT18 7NQ · roseberyschool.co.uk · 01372 720439
On the mapSearch near KT18 7NQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.04 mi
- 3.29 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,514
- 34 over 1,480 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.04 mi (3.29 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 244 | 274 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 322 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 244 | 302 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 245 | 303 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 242 | 368 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.04 mi3.29 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.5, and 80% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲80.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲90.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 68.9 | +14.3 |
| Sixth form college | 7.6 | −15.1 |
| Further education | 15.5 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 students | B (40) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 115 students | B (40.2) | Above average +0.21 | |
| 26 students | Dist- (31.3) | Above average +0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 92 | B (39.5) | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | B (40.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 121 | B (41) | — |
| 2018/19 | 126 | B- (35.9) | -0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 131 | B- (36.9) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 147 | B- (35.9) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 144 | B- (35.4) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.9 | +6.4 |
| Further education | 1 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 16.8 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Rosebery School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (262 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 262
- 18% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (21%) with SEND