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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding | |||
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
Inspection history
- 14 May 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 15 January 2020Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry165 applications · 88 places offered · 84 named it first
- 2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 2.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2019 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2018 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2016 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2015 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.8
- This school
- East Sussex median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 88 | 165 | 1.9 | 84 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 86 | 164 | 1.9 | 82 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 173 | 1.9 | 91 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 177 | 2.0 | 98 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 188 | 2.1 | 114 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 90 | 161 | 1.8 | 95 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2020 | 90 | 169 | 1.9 | 94 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 90 | 163 | 1.8 | 97 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2018 | 87 | 151 | 1.7 | 70 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 | 90 | 170 | 1.9 | 96 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 90 | 159 | 1.8 | 100 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 138 | 2.3 | 79 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 97 | 1.6 | 60 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 83% · Maths 73% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- East Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 2% | 105 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 4% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 9% | 105 | 102 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Polegate Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · East SussexGood20242.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · East SussexGood20221.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · East SussexRemains Good20233.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · East Sussex20261.5applications per place
- 3.4 km · East SussexStandards maintained202568%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · East SussexGood20235.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · East Sussex20261.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · East SussexGood20221.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114435 · 845/2105
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 689 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Oakleaf Drive, East Sussex, Polegate, BN26 6PT
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Wealden
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources