OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 July 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
8 September 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
126
126 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
62
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
64
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
Rother
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Rother
5.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rother
0.6%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.1%
106
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
6
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.2%
4
Any other White background
1.6%
2
Pakistani
1.6%
2
White and Asian
1.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.0%
34 of
126 pupils
6.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Rother
72.9%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Rother
70.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
Rother
72.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
5.54%
Rother
6.17%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.72 pts
lower than
England
School
9.09%
Rother
16.33%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.89 pts
lower than
England
School
0.91%
Rother
1.52%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.0%
1.8 pts
above England
Netherfield CofE Primary School
90.0%
Rother
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.