Roselands Infants' School
Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kyra Siddall-Ward
- Sponsor
- The Cavendish School (Eastbourne)
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 148707
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323726764
About this school
Roselands Infants' School is a primary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 244 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
Trends over time
How Roselands Infants' 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roselands Infants' School compares
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 | — | 5.4% | 19.3% | 244 | — |
| Stafford Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 355 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infants School | — | 6.8% | 35.6% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Bourne Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 34.2% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | 57% | 6.2% | 37.4% | 335 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.25%
- English as an additional language
- 28.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 14.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stafford Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
St Andrew's Church of England Infants School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Bourne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Tollgate Community Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Infant School Primary
- Parkland Junior School Primary
- Pashley Down Infant School Primary
- Shinewater Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Primary
- St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Roselands Infants' School teach?
- Roselands Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Roselands Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Roselands Infants' School is Mrs Kyra Siddall-Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Roselands Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roselands Infants' 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 Infants' School?
- Roselands Infants' School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Roselands Infants' School full?
- Roselands Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 244 on roll (90%), 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 Roselands Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Roselands Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roselands Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roselands Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Roselands Infants' School?
- Roselands Infants' School is part of CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Roselands Infants' School's absence rate?
- Roselands Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Roselands Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Roselands Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.