Rosewood School
Bell Street, Coseley, Bilston, WV14 8XJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr David Kirk
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 58
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 103882
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384958444
About this school
Rosewood School is a boys' community special school in Bilston. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosewood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 17% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.1 | 25.1 | - |
| Progress 8 score | +0.41 -0.57 to +1.39 | -0.14 -1.07 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 16.7% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.7 | 1.2 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rosewood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.51%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 18.07%
- Persistent absence
- 57.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Rowan School0.4 miles
Special schools · West Midlands
-
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre1.0 miles
Free Schools · Wolverhampton
-
Tipton Green College1.2 miles
Special schools · Tipton
-
Bow Street School1.2 miles
Special schools
-
Woodsetton School1.5 miles
Academies · Dudley
Other schools in Bilston
- Green Park School Special schools
- Bilston Nursery School Nursery
- Bilston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bramford Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Field View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hurst Hill Primary School Primary
- Loxdale Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stowlawn Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rosewood School teach?
- Rosewood School teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is a special school in Bilston.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosewood School?
- The headteacher of Rosewood School is Mr David Kirk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosewood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosewood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rosewood School?
- Rosewood School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Rosewood School full?
- Rosewood School has capacity for 58 pupils and 48 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rosewood School a faith school?
- No. Rosewood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Rosewood School have?
- The schools register lists Rosewood School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Rosewood School's absence rate?
- Rosewood School's overall absence rate is 18.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosewood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosewood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.