OFSTED
10 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided 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
85
85 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
43
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
42
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.2 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Wealden
15.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.6 pts
below England
School
4.7%
Wealden
3.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wealden
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.2%
75
Any other White background
7.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
3
White and Asian
1.2%
1
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
12.9%
11 of
85 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 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
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Wealden
74.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Wealden
70.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
Wealden
69.7%
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
4.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.11 pts
lower than
England
School
4.11%
Wealden
7.09%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.75 pts
lower than
England
School
5.06%
Wealden
17.24%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Wealden
2.65%
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
81.0%
7.2 pts
below England
Framfield Church of England Primary School
81.0%
Wealden
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.