Rosliston CofE Primary School
Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jodie Daniels
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 101
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 112851
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283761409
About this school
Rosliston CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosliston CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 27% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 53% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Rosliston CofE Primary 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosliston CofE Primary School compares
Rosliston CofE Primary School ranked 151st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 78 | — |
| Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 18.8% | 140 | 0.9 miles |
| Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 4.5% | 13.2% | 137 | 1.7 miles |
| Linton Primary School | 69% | 5% | 32.7% | 278 | 2.2 miles |
| Stanton Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 32.8% | 199 | 2.5 miles |
| River View Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 417 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 18 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.71%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 7.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Linton Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Stanton Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
River View Primary and Nursery School2.7 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Swadlincote
Rosliston CofE Primary School ranks 9th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rosliston CofE Primary School teach?
- Rosliston CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosliston CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rosliston CofE Primary School is Mrs Jodie Daniels, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosliston CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosliston CofE Primary 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 Rosliston CofE Primary School?
- Rosliston CofE Primary School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rosliston CofE Primary School full?
- Rosliston CofE Primary School has capacity for 101 pupils and 78 on roll (77%), 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 Rosliston CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rosliston CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Rosliston CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rosliston CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rosliston CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosliston CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Rosliston CofE Primary School ranked 151st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rosliston CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Rosliston CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosliston CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosliston CofE Primary 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.