School profile

Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Pickering, YO18 8SA

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Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Feb 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils15
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Nichola Oxtoby
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 121313.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils15
Girls7
Boys8
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.33.3%
First language not English0%
School places2024/2552
Unfilled places71.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.2
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size8

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.3%
White and Black African
6.7%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.3.3
Teachers (FTE)3
Teaching assistants (FTE)1.52
Support staff (FTE)1.59
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.2
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.4
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.2
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.2
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Overall absence7.4%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.40%11.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%1%1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Frequently asked questions about Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School

What is Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 1 Feb 2024.

How hard is it to get into Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School made 2 offers from 4 applications (2 per offer), and 2 of 2 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School?

Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School has 15 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School?

Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School had 52 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School?

At Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School, the average class had 8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School missed 7.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 40% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.