Roseberry Primary School, Billingham
Roseberry Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Billingham, part of Extol Academy Trust. It was 72% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Roseberry Primary School in detail
Roseberry Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Roseberry Primary School, where every child is known, valued and inspired to achieve their very best. At Roseberry, we believe that every child deserves an education that opens doors, broadens horizons and prepares them for a successful future. Our motto, Opportunity in Action , reflects everything we stand for."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Roseberry Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 135126), 86% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Roseberry Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Roseberry Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Roseberry Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Roseberry Primary School are Pentland Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 52% reading, 48% maths); Oakdene Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 94% maths); Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 82% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths).
Pentland Primary SchoolOakdene Primary AcademyOur Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Roseberry Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Extol Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 64 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 8 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Roseberry Primary School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Billingham Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hatfield Road (a), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Roseberry Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Roseberry Primary School issued 28 suspensions, 8.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Roseberry Primary School are St Michael's Catholic Academy (0.6 miles) and Northfield School and Sports College (1.2 miles).
St Michael's Catholic AcademyNorthfield School and Sports College
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Roseberry Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Roseberry Primary School (URN 135126), it was rated Good in June 2015.
At a Glance
48.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
25.5
Infant (KS1)
21.6
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Roseberry Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 135126). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 51% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Roseberry Primary School
Before and after school care
Roseberry Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Stockton-on-Tees
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Roseberry Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Roseberry Primary School is in Stockton-on-Tees; for families living there:
Apply to Stockton-on-Tees for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Roseberry Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
303 pupils
420 places
117 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Billingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Billingham
Across Stockton-on-Tees council
Places available
2,555
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
97.7%
Got preferred school
99.5%
All primary applications across Stockton-on-Tees council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
64
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
23.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
303
Total Pupils
149
Boys
154
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,667
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,880
Per pupil
£2125k
Total funding
£227k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.5%
Overall absence
21.3%
Persistent absence
277
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Roseberry Primary School
Questions parents ask about Roseberry Primary School
Are there exam results for Roseberry Primary School?
Roseberry Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 135126), 86% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Roseberry Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Roseberry Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Roseberry Primary School (URN 135126), it was rated Good in June 2015.
What is the catchment area for Roseberry Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Roseberry Primary School is oversubscribed, Stockton-on-Tees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Roseberry Primary School?
Roseberry Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Roseberry Primary School?
Classes at Roseberry Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Roseberry Primary School?
Roseberry Primary School has around 303 pupils on roll. 48% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Roseberry Primary School?
7.5% of sessions were missed at Roseberry Primary School in 2024/25. 21.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Roseberry Primary School?
Apply through Stockton-on-Tees's coordinated admissions process, naming Roseberry Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Roseberry Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Roseberry Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Roseberry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Roseberry Primary School?
Roseberry Primary School is at Marsh House Avenue, Billingham, TS23 2HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)