Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Rose Hill Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8YG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rhys Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Epworth Education Trust
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 146177
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613438485
About this school
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 306 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
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 51 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 37% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 57% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 51% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 53% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Rosehill Methodist Primary 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy compares
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy ranked 56th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.3% | 49.9% | 306 | — |
| Inspire Academy | 67% | 4.3% | 41% | 435 | 0.3 miles |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 249 | 0.4 miles |
| Arlies Primary School | 37% | 4.5% | 37.6% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | 52% | 6.1% | 54.3% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
| Holden Clough Primary School | 74% | 4% | 26.6% | 297 | 0.8 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)
- 49.85%
- English as an additional language
- 29.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 15.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inspire Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Tameside
-
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Arlies Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Dixons Silver Springs Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Holden Clough Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy ranks 19th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy teach?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is Mr Rhys Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosehill Methodist Primary 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 big is Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy full?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 306 on roll (65%), 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 Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is part of EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy rank locally?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy ranked 56th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosehill Methodist Primary 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 10 July 2026.