Roselands Primary School
Lynmouth Avenue, Paignton, TQ4 7RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Pippa Bastock
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 142364
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803525375
About this school
Roselands Primary School is a primary academy in Paignton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 315 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 45 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 80% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 93% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 93% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 89% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Roselands 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 | Torbay average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 57% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 327 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roselands Primary School compares
Roselands Primary School ranked 19th of 30 primary schools in Torbay 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 315 | — |
| White Rock Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 21% | 666 | 0.7 miles |
| Hayes School | 79% | 7.1% | 41.4% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | — | 3.9% | 14.5% | 101 | 0.9 miles |
| Curledge Street Academy | 62% | 5.3% | 41.6% | 439 | 1.1 miles |
| Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 26.6% | 199 | 1.2 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 report12 February 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.42%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 12.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Rock Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Hayes School0.7 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
St Michael's Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Curledge Street Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Paignton
Other schools in Paignton
Roselands Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Paignton.
- Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Curledge Street Academy Primary
- Hayes School Primary
- Kings Ash Academy Primary
- Marldon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Oldway Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- White Rock Primary School Primary
- Paignton Academy Secondary
- South Devon College 16 plus
- Brunel School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Roselands Primary School teach?
- Roselands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Paignton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Roselands Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Roselands Primary School is Mrs Pippa Bastock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Roselands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roselands 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 Roselands Primary School?
- Roselands Primary School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Roselands Primary School full?
- Roselands Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 315 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 Roselands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roselands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roselands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roselands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Roselands Primary School?
- Roselands Primary School is part of RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Roselands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Roselands Primary School rank locally?
- Roselands Primary School ranked 19th of 30 primary schools in Torbay 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roselands Primary School's absence rate?
- Roselands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roselands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roselands 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 2 July 2026.