Rosewood Free School
Aldermoor Road, Southampton, SO16 5NA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Zoe Evans
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 139265
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380571050
About this school
Rosewood Free School is a special academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosewood Free 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 12 October 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Free 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.26%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.87%
- Persistent absence
- 35.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southampton Hospital School0.6 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
Vermont School0.8 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Great Oaks School0.9 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
Compass School1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Southampton
-
King Edward VI School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Bower Lodge School Special schools
- Compass School Local authority maintained schools
- Dibden Park School Special schools
- Fair Ways School Special schools
- Forest Park School Special schools
- Great Oaks School Academies
- Greenwood School Local authority maintained schools
- King's Academy Lord Wilson Academies
- New Avenue School Special schools
- New Forest Alternative Provision Special schools
- Oak Lodge School Special schools
- Oaktree Education Services Limited Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Rosewood Free School teach?
- Rosewood Free School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosewood Free School?
- The headteacher of Rosewood Free School is Zoe Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosewood Free School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosewood Free 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 Free School?
- Rosewood Free School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Rosewood Free School full?
- Rosewood Free School has capacity for 77 pupils and 77 on roll (100%), 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 Rosewood Free School a faith school?
- No. Rosewood Free School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rosewood Free School part of an academy trust?
- Rosewood Free School is part of SPECIALIST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Rosewood Free School have?
- The schools register lists Rosewood Free School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Rosewood Free School's absence rate?
- Rosewood Free School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosewood Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosewood Free 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.