Rosetta Primary School
Sophia Road, Custom House, London, E16 3PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BOLEYN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lindsay Bradbury
- Sponsor
- Boleyn Trust
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 548
- URN
- 145087
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074765308
About this school
Rosetta Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 548 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 88 | 85 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 92% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 18% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.60 | - | - |
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 Rosetta 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 | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 572 |
| 2023/24 | 581 |
| 2024/25 | 559 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosetta Primary School compares
Rosetta Primary School ranked 6th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 6.9% | 47.9% | 548 | — |
| Keir Hardie Primary School | 85% | 5.3% | 45.6% | 437 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.9% | 37% | 345 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravenscroft Primary School | 88% | 6.6% | 46.5% | 479 | 0.4 miles |
| Kaizen Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 38.3% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Tollgate Primary School | 91% | 5% | 43.8% | 426 | 0.4 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.
Inspection history
- 16 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report27 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.94%
- English as an additional language
- 50.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keir Hardie Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Ravenscroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Kaizen Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Tollgate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Rosetta Primary School ranks 58th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rosetta Primary School teach?
- Rosetta Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosetta Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rosetta Primary School is Ms Lindsay Bradbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rosetta Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosetta 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 Rosetta Primary School?
- Rosetta Primary School has 548 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rosetta Primary School full?
- Rosetta Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 548 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Rosetta Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rosetta Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rosetta Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rosetta Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rosetta Primary School?
- Rosetta Primary School is part of THE BOLEYN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rosetta Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosetta Primary School rank locally?
- Rosetta Primary School ranked 6th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rosetta Primary School's absence rate?
- Rosetta Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosetta Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosetta 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.