Rose Street Primary School
Rose Street, Sheerness, ME12 1AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Mackay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Sheerness West Federation
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 118348
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795663012
About this school
Rose Street Primary School is a community primary school in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 53 | 58 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 57% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 62% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 66% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Rose Street 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rose Street Primary School compares
Rose Street Primary School ranked 345th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 8.4% | 67.7% | 424 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 56.4% | 198 | 0.1 miles |
| West Minster Primary School | 66% | 7.7% | 66% | 473 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 7.8% | 75.1% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | 72% | 5.9% | 32% | 498 | 1.3 miles |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 470 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.7%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
West Minster Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Richmond Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Halfway Houses Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Queenborough School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Queenborough
Other schools in Sheerness
Rose Street Primary School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sheerness.
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
- EKC Sheppey Secondary Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster Secondary
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Rose Street Primary School teach?
- Rose Street Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheerness.
- Who is the headteacher of Rose Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rose Street Primary School is Mrs Samantha Mackay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rose Street Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rose Street 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 big is Rose Street Primary School?
- Rose Street Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rose Street Primary School full?
- Rose Street Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Rose Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rose Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rose Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rose Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rose Street Primary School?
- Rose Street Primary School is part of the Sheerness West Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rose Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rose Street Primary School rank locally?
- Rose Street Primary School ranked 345th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rose Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Rose Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rose Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rose Street 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 30 June 2026.