School profile

Rose Street Primary School

Primary · Community school · Sheerness, ME12 1AW

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,971 of 15,057

Worse than 79% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Rose Street Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Jul 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils424 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Samantha Mackay
Local authorityKent
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 118348.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolKentEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths51%62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%10%8%
Average reading score104106106
Average maths score103104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score103104105
Expected standard in reading63%75%76%
Expected standard in writing67%74%73%
Expected standard in maths63%71%75%
Pupils taking tests51--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils424
Girls215
Boys209
Eligible for free school meals63.7%
First language not English11.8%
SEN support51
EHC plan14
Average class size27.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
82.5%
Other White
6.1%
Other ethnic group
2.6%
Other mixed
2.1%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
Other Asian
1.4%
White and Black African
0.7%
Pakistani
0.7%
Irish
0.2%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolKentEngland
Overall absence7.7%5.4%5.1%
Persistent absence24.9%14.4%13.2%
Severe absence2.5%1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)50
Applications (Reception)116
First preference applications (Reception)50
First preference offers (Reception)50
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll393
Unfilled places6.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adult8.8
Teachers (FTE)20.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)20.95
Support staff (FTE)35.51
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Rose Street Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryWest Minster Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryRichmond Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miSecondaryEKC Sheppey SecondaryAcademy sponsor led
Unrated
1.3 miPrimaryHalfway Houses Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimaryQueenborough School and NurseryAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.7 miSecondaryLeigh Academy MinsterAcademy sponsor led
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Rose Street Primary School

What is Rose Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rose Street Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 1 Jul 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Rose Street Primary School rank in England?

Rose Street Primary School ranks 11,971 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 79% of schools).

How many pupils attend Rose Street Primary School?

Rose Street Primary School has 424 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.