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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 May 2016Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry119 applications · 60 places offered · 81 named it first
- 2026 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 2.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2019 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2018 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2017 1.6; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2016 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2015 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 60 | 119 | 2.0 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 113 | 1.9 | 68 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 | 59 | 101 | 1.7 | 60 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 101 | 1.7 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 123 | 2.1 | 79 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2021 | 61 | 114 | 1.9 | 81 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 90 | 1.5 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 106 | 1.8 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 120 | 2.0 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 98 | 1.6 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 104 | 1.7 | 77 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 112 | 1.9 | 92 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 105 | 1.8 | 89 | 1.48 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 74% 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 | 74% | 12% | 108 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 5% | 106 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 8% | 107 | 105 |
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
- Harbour Primary and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · East SussexStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · East Sussex20262.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · East SussexStandards maintained20242.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · East SussexGood20242.3applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · East Sussex20263.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · East SussexRemains Good20231.7applications per place 69%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
- 114441 · 845/2112
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 473 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Replaced
- Southdown Junior School (URN 114436)
- Address
- Church Hill, Newhaven, BN9 9LX
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Lewes
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources