OFSTED
4 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
3 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
694
655 full-time ·
39 part-time
Female pupils
331
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
363
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
below England
School
23.2%
Wealden
15.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
Wealden
3.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Wealden
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.3%
606
Any other White background
3.5%
24
White and Black African
1.9%
13
Indian
1.7%
12
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
9
Any other Asian background
0.9%
6
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
32.6%
226 of
694 pupils
11.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.2%
22.0 pts
above England
Grovelands Community Primary School
110.2%
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.