OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
2 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
178
178 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
92
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
86
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.2 pts
above England
School
27.0%
Eastbourne
26.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
below England
School
9.0%
Eastbourne
13.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Eastbourne
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.4%
152
Unclassified
7.3%
13
Any other White background
2.8%
5
Pakistani
1.1%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Bangladeshi
0.6%
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
15.7%
28 of
178 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
below
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
5.82%
Eastbourne
7.59%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
higher than
England
School
16.39%
Eastbourne
20.67%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.98 pts
lower than
England
School
0.82%
Eastbourne
2.41%
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
98.9%
10.7 pts
above England
Parkland Infant School
98.9%
Eastbourne
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.