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Rose Lane Primary School

Community school · Romford · RM6 5NJ

Ages 3–11 · 582 pupils · Barking and Dagenham

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-01-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
589

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

582 pupils · 664 places

Pupils on roll
582
Boys / girls
286 / 296
School capacity
664
Capacity fill
582 / 664 (88%)
Free school meals
31.7%
FSM pupils
175
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Jacqueline Barnard

Location

Address
Rose Lane, Chadwell Heath
Postcode
RM6 5NJ
Town
Romford
County
Essex
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
District
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Ilford South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Romford, Barking and Dagenham, 582 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 31.7%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Romford
58
Primary schools in Romford
37
Academies among open schools in Romford
36% (21)
Open schools in RM6
12
Primary in RM6
7
Open schools in Barking and Dagenham LA
68
Primary in Barking and Dagenham LA
44

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RomfordNear RM6

  • Warren Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Romford · RM6 6DA · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM22.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Romford · RM6 5RR · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand0.90

    0.7 miles away

  • Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand1.10

    0.8 miles away

  • Crownfield Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM24.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • Crownfield Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Furze Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Romford · RM5 2AP · Havering

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand0.82

    1.2 miles away

  • Chadwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Romford · RM6 4EU · Redbridge

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Jacqueline Barnard
Telephone
02082704438
Website
www.roselaneprimary.org.uk

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