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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 12 June 2019Graded inspection: Good · as Northiam Church of England Primary School, URN 114516
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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 entry40 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 3.0; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.0; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.1; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Northiam Church of England Primary School (URN 114516), 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 | 22 | 40 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 18 | 29 | 1.6 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 20 | 38 | 1.9 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 28 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 * | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 * | 15 | 21 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 * | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 * | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 14 | 14 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → all three 79% 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 | 79% | 0% | 106 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 0% | 106 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 0% | 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
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · East SussexRemains Good20242.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · East Sussex20262.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · KentStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · East SussexGood20241.9applications per place
- 7.1 km · KentRemains Good20243.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148742 · 845/3047
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 108 pupils · 159 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2022
- Replaced
- Northiam Church of England Primary School (URN 114516)
- Address
- Main Street, Northiam, Rye, TN31 6NB
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Rother
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources