Rosetta Primary School

About Rosetta Primary School

Rosetta Primary School in Newham has been rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection from 2023, a significant step up from its previous Good rating in 2014. The school now holds top marks for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That academic strength is backed up by some of the strongest Key Stage 2 results in the country. In the 2023/24 exams, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the Newham local authority average of 74%. Nationally, that puts Rosetta in the top 1.3% of all primary schools, ranked 184th out of 13,686. Within Newham it sits third out of 61 schools, and in London it ranks 41st out of 1,592.

Digging deeper into the KS2 data, the school’s performance is consistently high across individual subjects. In maths, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard and 55% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. Reading was similarly strong, with 92% at expected and 55% at higher, and an average score of 110. Writing saw 94% at expected and 33% at higher. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects — reading, writing and maths — was 18%, which is a solid figure for a school where 47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. The school’s overall ranking score of 92 places it in the top 5% tier nationally, and it is one of 27 Outstanding-rated primary schools in Newham out of 68 total. The nearest other Outstanding school is Keir Hardie Primary School, just half a kilometre away.

Rosetta is a four-form entry primary with 559 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 175 applications for 66 places, with 57 first-preference offers and an oversubscription ratio of 2.65. The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sensory room, music rooms, a forest school, art studios, a library, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, cricket, rounders, swimming, tennis and athletics, while clubs include coding, book club, eco club and drama. SEND support is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. This is a school that combines very high academic outcomes with strong inclusive provision, making it a realistic choice for families across Newham who want proven results in a diverse, well-resourced setting.

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