Academy converter · East Sussex

Shinewater Primary School

3–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144662URN

Milfoil Drive, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 8ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

64 applications for 34 places · 68th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 16 June 2026Published 20 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected 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

16 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
19 January 2022
Graded 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 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

64 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 1.5; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 0.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 0.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 0.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.3; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.0; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
East Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Shinewater Primary School (URN 114476), the previous school.

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	34	64	1.9	34	1.00
Sep 2025	23	47	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2024	43	63	1.5	39	0.91
Sep 2023	38	63	1.7	31	0.82
Sep 2022	35	48	1.4	30	0.86
Sep 2021	31	41	1.3	23	0.74
Sep 2020	43	39	0.9	26	0.60
Sep 2019	39	27	0.7	13	0.33
Sep 2018	48	38	0.8	23	0.48
Sep 2017 *	43	55	1.3	36	0.84
Sep 2016 *	48	61	1.3	48	1.00
Sep 2015 *	59	59	1.0	36	0.61
Sep 2014 *	52	65	1.3	33	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 60% · Maths 68% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%92nd of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth5%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	53%	5%	105	105
2023/24	50%	0%	103	104
2022/23	40%	0%	104	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

Shinewater Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Stone Cross School
0.8 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
West Rise Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Heron Park Primary Academy
1.3 km · East Sussex

Good2022

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Langney Primary Academy
1.9 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary Academy
1.9 km · East Sussex

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Parkland Infant School
2.0 km · East Sussex

2026

1.5applications per place
Parkland Junior School
2.0 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

68%met the SATs standard
Hankham Primary School
2.0 km · East Sussex

Good2023

5.3applications per place 52%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144662 · 845/2154
Trust: Swale Academies Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Shinewater Primary School (URN 114476)
Address: Milfoil Drive, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 8ED
Local authority: East Sussex · Eastbourne

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources