Located in Attleborough, Rosecroft Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Rosecroft Primary School currently has around 503 pupils on roll, which is about 88% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.5% boys and 48.5% girls. Around 20.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.6%. Persistent absence is recorded at 9.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (84.1%).

School Information

Address: London Road, Attleborough, NR17 1BE
Website:
Telephone:
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jackie Drew - Acting Headteacher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120780

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Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 570
Number of Pupils: 503
Number of Boys: 259
Number of Girls: 244

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British84.10%423
Other White6.40%32
Unclassified2.80%14
White and Black Caribbean1.80%9
African1.00%5
Other Mixed0.80%4
Other (any other ethnic group)0.80%4
Gypsy/Roma0.60%3
White and Asian0.60%3
Other Black0.60%3
White and Black African0.40%2
Indian0.20%1
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-0.2)
Writing: Well Below Average (-4.3)
Maths: Below Average (-1.5)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
43%
Town average
43%
Local authority average
56%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
0%
Town average
1%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
104.0
Town average
104.5
Local authority average
105.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
102.0
Town average
102.6
Local authority average
103.7
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rosecroft Primary School
London Road , NR17 1BE
- not rated 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosecroft Primary School
London Road , NR17 1BE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Attleborough Primary School
Besthorpe Road , NR17 2NA
- not rated 2,200 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Attleborough Primary School
Besthorpe Road , NR17 2NA
- not rated 2,200 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Attleborough High School
9 Norwich Road , NR17 2AJ
- not rated 2,050 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Attleborough Academy
9 Norwich Road , NR17 2AJ
3out of 4 2,050 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ellingham Hospital School
Ellingham Road , NR17 1AE
- not rated 2,022 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Lukes School
Ellingham Road , NR17 1AE
- not rated 2,154 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.