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Roselands Infants' School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy

Woodgate Road, Eastbourne BN22 8PD · roselands.cet.uk · 01323 726764

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
244
90% of 270 places
Local authority
East Sussex
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
18%
First language not English
20.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 78 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: 69 (Places 78)69September 2023: 72 (Places 78)72September 2024: 77 (Places 82)77September 2025: 67 (Places 71)67September 2026: 74 (Places 78)74Places 78
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202678740.9100%
September 2025Sept 202571670.9100%
September 2024Sept 202482770.9100%
September 2023Sept 202378720.9100%
September 2022Sept 202278690.9100%

Ofsted

Roselands Infants' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
17 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2010

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114459), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114459)

  • Jul 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114459)

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
96%
Replies
68
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲86% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 59% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲51% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (16%) with SEND

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