Rosecroft Primary School, Attleborough
Rosecroft Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Attleborough, part of Sapientia Education Trust. It was 79% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Rosecroft Primary School in detail
Rosecroft Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school values achieve, collaborate, flourish underpin all that we do to ensure our pupils have the best possible opportunities to help them grow and develop into responsible, inquisitive and confident young people. We have high aspirations for each and every one of our children and work hard to offer a curriculum that is ambitious, engaging and offers endless opportunities."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, gymnastics, multi-sports, cross-country, drama, choir, cooking, sewing and forest school.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Rosecroft Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 120780), 69% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Rosecroft Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Rosecroft Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 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 Rosecroft Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosecroft Primary School are Attleborough Primary School (1.3 miles); Great Ellingham Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 94% maths); Old Buckenham Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 71% maths); and Rocklands Community Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 100% reading, 93% maths).
Attleborough Primary SchoolGreat Ellingham Primary SchoolOld Buckenham Primary SchoolRocklands Community Primary School
The trust
Rosecroft Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Sapientia Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Attleborough Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Industrial Estate (adjacent), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 56 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Rosecroft Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Rosecroft Primary School (URN 120780), it was rated Requires Improvement in April 2024.
At a Glance
21.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
28.2
KS2
16
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Rosecroft Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120780). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 63% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Rosecroft Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Rosecroft Primary School is in Norfolk; for families living there:
Apply to Norfolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 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.
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Your chances of a place at Rosecroft Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
453 pupils
570 places
117 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Attleborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Attleborough
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
62
SEN Support
24
EHC Plans
18.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
457
Total Pupils
239
Boys
218
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
17.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,619
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Rosecroft Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120780). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.7%
Overall absence
10.9%
Persistent absence
414
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Rosecroft Primary School
Questions parents ask about Rosecroft Primary School
Are there exam results for Rosecroft Primary School?
Rosecroft Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 120780), 69% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Rosecroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Rosecroft Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Rosecroft Primary School (URN 120780), it was rated Requires Improvement in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Rosecroft Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Rosecroft Primary School is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Rosecroft Primary School?
Rosecroft Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 79% of its 570 places.
How big are the classes at Rosecroft Primary School?
Classes at Rosecroft Primary School average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Rosecroft Primary School?
Rosecroft Primary School has around 457 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Rosecroft Primary School?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Rosecroft 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.
How many road collisions happen near Rosecroft Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rosecroft Primary School?
Rosecroft Primary School is at London Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 1BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)