SCHOOL PROFILE

Rosendale Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144308
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 April 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 679 678 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 346 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 333 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.6%
9.7 pts below England
School 10.6%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.3%
294
Any other Mixed background
13.4%
91
Any other White background
11.0%
75
African
8.1%
55
Caribbean
6.5%
44
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
25
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 15.3% 104 of 679 pupils
5.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.3%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.9% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts below
EHC plans 4.4% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 15
No specialist assessment yet 13
Specific learning difficulty 13

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

88.0% 27.6 pts above England
School 88.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Lambeth 77.1%
London 77.7%
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

5.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.17 pts lower than England
School 5.05%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.83 pts lower than England
School 10.99%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.74%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
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

107.8% 19.6 pts above England
Rosendale Primary School
107.8%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
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