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Welcome to Red Rose
Primary School

Aim High
Be Proud!

A message from our Head Teacher

On behalf of the children, staff and governing body, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Red Rose Primary School, Chester-le-Street.

Our school motto is ‘Aim High, Be Proud’ and we have a long and established reputation of providing a rich and stimulating education for our pupils.  Our values of Respect – Excellence – Determination – Responsibility – Opportunity – Support for Others – Equality. Everything we do aims to encapsulate those aims and values.

Learn about Red Rose

Values & Ethos

Find out more about our motto and our seven values. 

Key Information

Look through our key information in this section.

Ofsted Report

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

Curriculum

At Red Rose Primary School, our broad curriculum can be viewed here.

New Nursery Provision: From September 2026, we are offering nursery provision.
Please contact the school office to request a place.

School News

New Life Hatching @ Red Rose

The air in the classroom has been thick with "egg-spectation" since seven unassuming eggs arrived on Monday. By Tuesday, the quiet was finally broken. We watched as the first pioneer began the grueling work of slowly zipping its way around the circumference of the...

Maths Workshops

This week, we have had a couple of workshops to support parents in helping their children with their maths work. Showing them about how we encourage pupils to set out their maths calculations to show their formal methods is an important feature of achieving well in...

National Science Week – Biscuit Dunking

Today as part of National Science Week, we tested the important question of … which biscuit is the best dunker. We carried out an experiment by carefully dunking biscuits in hot water, waiting 2 seconds, and lifting it out. We soon found out that, although the Rich...

Henri Rousseau Collages Key Stage 1

Our KS1 artists have been using their imaginations to create wonderful mixed-media collages inspired by the French artist Henri Rousseau. Using a mix of textures and techniques, the children practiced their cutting and layering skills to create these stunning...

Author Visit – Stacey Bone

We were delighted to welcome Stacey Bone, the author and illustrator of The Wonderful Woodlouse, to school today for a series of inspiring workshops. From Reception up to Year Two, our budding writers and artists explored themes of bravery, kindness, and celebrating...

School Calendar