Roselands Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
244
Capacity used
Has space90%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
67 of 67 families who put it first got an offer
71
Places offered
157
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 67 | 67 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 55 | 3 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 157 | 70 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kyra Siddall-Ward
- Address
- Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PD
- Phone
- 01323726764
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- St Anthony's · Eastbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148707
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
244 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 184 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.