OFSTED
28 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
202
189 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
99
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
103
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.2 pts
above England
School
47.0%
Rother
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.4 pts
below England
School
6.9%
Rother
5.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.0 pts
above England
School
4.0%
Rother
0.6%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.1%
178
Any other White background
3.5%
7
Gypsy / Roma
2.0%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
4
White and Asian
1.5%
3
Indian
1.0%
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
34.2%
69 of
202 pupils
13.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
15.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 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
32.0%
28.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Reading
30.8 pts below England
School
43.0%
Rother
72.9%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Rother
70.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
46.0%
Maths
26.0 pts below England
School
46.0%
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
7.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.59 pts
higher than
England
School
7.81%
Rother
6.17%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.59 pts
higher than
England
School
25.41%
Rother
16.33%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
1.62%
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
48.1%
40.1 pts
below England
Rye Community Primary School
48.1%
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.