Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
Rosa Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MELROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Gibbons
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 141121
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388815427
About this school
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Spennymoor. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 245 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 30 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 73% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 64th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.7% | 38% | 245 | — |
| Middlestone Moor Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 40.4% | 265 | 0.4 miles |
| King Street Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Springmoor Grange School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 415 | 0.7 miles |
| North Park Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 69.1% | 243 | 0.7 miles |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | 73% | 4.1% | 14.8% | 232 | 0.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.02%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 7.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Middlestone Moor Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Durham
-
King Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Springmoor Grange School0.7 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
North Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe0.9 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
Other schools in Spennymoor
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Spennymoor.
- Byers Green Primary School Primary
- King Street Primary School Primary
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary
- North Park Primary School Primary
- Springmoor Grange School Primary
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primary
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School Primary
- Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nursery
- Whitworth Park Academy Secondary
- The Meadows Academy Academies
- The Oaks Secondary School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Spennymoor.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is Mrs Helen Gibbons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy, 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 Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 245 on roll (117%), 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 Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy part of an academy trust?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is part of MELROSE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 64th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy'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.