Rosebery School
Whitehorse Drive, Epsom, KT18 7NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr David Lach
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,480
- Pupils on roll
- 1,514
- URN
- 137736
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372720439
About this school
Rosebery School is a girls' secondary academy in Epsom. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,514 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosebery 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 238 | 235 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.5 | 62.6 | 63.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.54 to +0.91 | +0.79 +0.61 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 77.3% | 80% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 90.8% | 90.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 74.4% | 86.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
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 Rosebery 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.5 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,417 |
| 2023/24 | 1,421 |
| 2024/25 | 1,476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosebery School compares
Rosebery School ranked 5th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63.5 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 1,514 | — |
| Blenheim High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 16.5% | 1,370 | 1.3 miles |
| Glyn School | 56 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 1,723 | 1.4 miles |
| Chessington School | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | 2.4 miles |
| St Andrew's Catholic School | — | — | — | 1,594 | 2.4 miles |
| Epsom and Ewell High School | 44.1 | 10% | 22.1% | 1,113 | 2.4 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)
- 6.84%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blenheim High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Glyn School1.4 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Chessington School2.4 miles
Secondary · Chessington
-
St Andrew's Catholic School2.4 miles
Secondary · Leatherhead
-
Epsom and Ewell High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Epsom
- Blenheim High School Secondary
- Epsom and Ewell High School Secondary
- Glyn School Secondary
- Auriol Junior School Primary
- Danetree Primary School Primary
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Nonsuch Primary School Primary
- Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Primary
- Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Southfield Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rosebery School teach?
- Rosebery School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Epsom.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosebery School?
- The headteacher of Rosebery School is Mr David Lach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosebery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosebery 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 Rosebery School?
- Rosebery School has 1,514 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Rosebery School full?
- Rosebery School has capacity for 1,480 pupils and 1,514 on roll (102%), 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 Rosebery School a faith school?
- No. Rosebery School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rosebery School a selective school?
- No. Rosebery School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Rosebery School part of an academy trust?
- Rosebery School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rosebery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.5 in 2022/23 and 63.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosebery School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Rosebery School ranked 5th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rosebery School's absence rate?
- Rosebery School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosebery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosebery 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 1 July 2026.