SCHOOL PROFILE

Rose Wood Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 140504
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 350 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Middlesbrough
Trust THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 368 340 full-time · 28 part-time
Female pupils 189 51.4% of pupils
Male pupils 179 48.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.7%
0.1 pts below England
School 24.7%
Middlesbrough 44.2%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.1%
16.2 pts below England
School 4.1%
Middlesbrough 22.1%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Middlesbrough 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.3%
314
White and Asian
4.9%
18
Unclassified
2.2%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
6
White and Black African
1.4%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.7% 80 of 368 pupils
0.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.7%
Middlesbrough 22.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 22
No specialist assessment yet 15
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Middlesbrough 60.1%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Middlesbrough 72.2%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Middlesbrough 70.8%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Middlesbrough 71.2%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.03 pts lower than England
School 4.19%
Middlesbrough 6.89%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.82 pts lower than England
School 8.00%
Middlesbrough 19.32%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Middlesbrough 2.63%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

105.1% 17.0 pts above England
Rose Wood Academy
105.1%
Middlesbrough
100.2%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information