OFSTED
4 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 March 2020
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
12 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
670
638 full-time ·
32 part-time
Female pupils
327
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
343
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Rother
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
below England
School
3.7%
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
87.5%
586
Any other White background
3.1%
21
Unclassified
1.8%
12
White and Asian
1.2%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
8
White and Black African
1.0%
7
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
19.3%
129 of
670 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rother
72.9%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rother
70.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
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
5.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
5.15%
Rother
6.17%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.02%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.79 pts
lower than
England
School
12.02%
Rother
16.33%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
0.36%
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
106.3%
18.2 pts
above England
Little Common School
106.3%
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.