Rosehill Infant and Nursery School
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Rosehill Infant and Nursery School is a council school in Derby for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 196 pupils, 38 more than it has places for. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Reginald Street, Derby, DE23 8FQ01332 229229rosehillinfants.co.ukMrs Helen Kelk head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 February 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 11 December 2024 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2024 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have grown by 6% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (24), emotional and mental health (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (3), Physical disability (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 196 | 209 | 199 | 189 | 188 | 181 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 33% | 27% | 27% | 32% | 29% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 81% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 86% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.0% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 8.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 3.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.1% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 38.4% | 34.2% | 46.6% | 34.0% | 19.8% | 11.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James' Church of England Aided Junior School | Academy | 80 m | 299 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| St James' Church of England Aided Infant School | Church of England | 360 m | 129 | Good 2024 | 74 | Compare |
| Arboretum Primary School | Academy | 610 m | 607 | Good 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Zaytouna Primary School | Free school | 730 m | 417 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Castleward Spencer Academy | Free school | 780 m | 179 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 820 m | 375 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School | Academy | 870 m | 141 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
| Hardwick Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 589 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Rosehill Infant and Nursery School with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 44 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Rosehill Infant and Nursery School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange School | Academy | 10.1 miles | 168 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre | Council | 12.2 miles | 203 | No overall grade 2024 | 51 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 1 to 3. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 12% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 6.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.72 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.80 | 2024/25; 112 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Rosehill Infant and Nursery School a good school?
The figures are weak. Rosehill Infant and Nursery School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 1 to 3, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Rosehill Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rosehill Infant and Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 26 February 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Rosehill Infant and Nursery School have?
196 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 158 places, so it is 124% full.
Is Rosehill Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Rosehill Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 90.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 38% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Rosehill Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 25.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Reginald Street, Derby, DE23 8FQ
- Telephone
- 01332 229229
- Website
- www.rosehillinfants.co.uk
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Helen Kelk
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Arboretum
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112733 · LAESTAB 8312429 · UKPRN 10076481
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.