OFSTED
9 June 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
22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
28 January 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
154
154 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
70
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
84
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.2 pts
above England
School
37.0%
Lewes
19.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Lewes
6.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lewes
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.7%
115
African
5.8%
9
White and Asian
3.9%
6
Gypsy / Roma
3.2%
5
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
5
Any other White background
2.6%
4
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
22.1%
34 of
154 pupils
1.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Lewes
73.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Lewes
68.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Lewes
67.7%
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
7.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.96 pts
higher than
England
School
7.17%
Lewes
8.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.47 pts
higher than
England
School
17.28%
Lewes
19.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
higher than
England
School
3.09%
Lewes
3.97%
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
73.3%
14.9 pts
below England
High Cliff Academy
73.3%
Lewes
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.