Voluntary aided school · East Sussex

St Marys Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
114566URN

Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 2LB · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Marys Catholic Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.9 above East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

93 applications for 30 places · 6th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.9 above East Sussex median (2.2) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 3.1; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 2.6; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 2.8; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 2.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 2.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 2.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.8

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	93	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	93	3.1	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2023	27	69	2.6	27	1.00
Sep 2022	30	85	2.8	36	1.20
Sep 2021	29	61	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2020	29	85	2.9	40	1.38
Sep 2019	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2018	31	80	2.6	41	1.32
Sep 2017	30	76	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	67	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	59	2.0	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 63% · Maths 66% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%108th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	0%	104	101
2023/24	63%	3%	105	103
2022/23	53%	3%	105	103

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

St Marys Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Ashdown Primary School
0.6 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Jarvis Brook Primary School
1.8 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

0.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rotherfield Primary School
3.8 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · East Sussex

Good2024

3.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
6.0 km · East Sussex

2026

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School
6.3 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114566 · 845/3340
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 2LB
Local authority: East Sussex · Wealden

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources