Primary school

Rose Street Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME12 1AW
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,971 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 27%27% · 2017/182018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM51% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East+10.9 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East+7.2 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below+12.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 32 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 67% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 76% · 29 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 32% · 53 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 57% · 58 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 51% · 51 pupils · South East 64%76%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 32 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 2% · 53 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 58 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 51 pupils · South East 7%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 32 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 53 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 58 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 51 pupils · South East 10610697No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 32 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 53 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 51 pupils · South East 10510597No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
50 of 50 who put it first2014 · 78.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5050
2nd510
3rd150

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026424
Free school meals (past 6 years)67.7%
First language not English14.3%
SEN support13.3%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils29.0%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

101% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 19 responses (4.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.4% not applicable16.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.3% not applicable71.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing78.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development73.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent84.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 17.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 20.9
  • Other support 14.6

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 55.9 · 80 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,002
Spend per pupil£8,215
Staff spend per pupil£6,209
Reserve per pupil£428
  • +£174,677revenue reserve
  • −£87,293in-year balance

Grants £7,929 · self-generated £90 · premises £525 per pupil