Roseacres Primary School

About Roseacres Primary School

Roseacres Primary School sits in the middle of the pack for Uttlesford, with a Key Stage 2 performance that is comfortably above the local authority average. The school’s 70% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is eight percentage points higher than the Essex average of 62% for primary schools. That places it 127th out of 444 state primaries in the county, which is a solid mid-table result. Where Roseacres really pulls ahead is in maths: 85% of its Year 6 pupils hit the expected standard, and 41% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Reading and writing are also strong, with 81% and 78% at expected levels respectively. The school is not among the very top performers in the area — the three highest-ranked primaries in Essex all achieved perfect ranking scores — but it is delivering results that are clearly above the norm for its local authority.

The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, back in 2018, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management, and Good for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed that the school remains Good, meaning the quality of education has been sustained. The early years provision was again rated Good. There is no data on progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures are encouraging. Nationally, Roseacres ranks in the 30th percentile for the expected standard measure, and in the East of England it sits in the 26th percentile — broadly in line with what you would expect from a school that is performing above the LA average but not in the top tier.

Roseacres is a small school with 211 pupils, operating at full capacity, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 there were 55 applications for 29 places, with 24 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.9, so families need to rank it highly. The school has a Forest School, an ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel, and offers a wide range of sports including gymnastics, swimming, cricket and tennis. Clubs include choir, art, film and coding. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health, and physical disability. With 19.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. It is a good fit for families who want a well-regarded local primary with strong maths outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer, but who are prepared to compete for a place.

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