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Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Helen Gibbons

corporate_fareMELROSE LEARNING TRUST

location_onSpennymoor, DL16 7NA

language Visit Website phone 01388815427

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Spennymoor, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is an academy sponsor led in Spennymoor, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MELROSE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 245 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 184 primaries in County Durham and #2,010 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 72%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 2.1

-0.3

Write

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 1.8

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.8 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 3.4

2.4

Write

LA 0.6

0.3 to 4.5

0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 67%

Reading76% LA 77%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths78% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.7

-0.7 to 3.1

1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 2.9

0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.3 to 2.3

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#2,010 / 14,159	#26	#4,733	#1
2024	#1,819 / 14,233	#23	#4,029	#1
2023	#3,688 / 13,940	#38	#2,546	#8,135
2019	#1,126 / 11,810	#23	#1,360	#3,380
2018	#2,551 / 10,972	#39	#3,725	#3,878

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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01 October 2019

Inspection Report

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13 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-06-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2013-06-05

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 234 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	4	1.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	6	2.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	4	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	167	2	1.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	188	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	186	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	163	2	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	161	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	177	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils