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Rosewood Free School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Special free school
Aldermoor Road, Southampton SO16 5NA · rosewoodfreeschool.org.uk · 023 8057 1050
On the mapSearch near SO16 5NA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 56%, England 61%
- Pupils
- 77
- At capacity · 77 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 56%, and across England 61%.
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | hidden | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | hidden | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | hidden | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | hidden | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | hidden | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| Other education | 100 |
|---|
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Rosewood Free School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 13
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 8% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (100%) with SEND