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Alfriston School

Primary

Wealden · Polegate · BN26 5XB www.alfriston.e-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
85
cap. 105
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
10 Jun 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
15 Jan 2020
School inspection
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16 Jun 2016
Short inspection
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7 Mar 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Wealden. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
54%
-13pp
LA
61%
England
63%
71%63%54%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
8%
-5pp
LA
6%
England
8%
13%7%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
92%
Would recommend
83%
Responses
23
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

92%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

87%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

22%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

96%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

52%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

74%

Q9. My child does well at this school

82%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

82%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

92%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

86%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

74%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

83%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
92%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
79
cap. 105
1069379
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Pupil : teacher ratio
15.2
LA AVG 20.49:1
23.319.215.2
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 7.55%
4%2%1%
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FSM eligible
15%
LA AVG 23.2%
17%10%4%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.41%
15%11%6%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%6%4%
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Persistent absence
19%
LA
15%
England
13%
28%19%10%
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Overview

AddressNorth Road, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5XB
Telephone01323870203
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£8755 spend / pupil£8670 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2554%8%79
2023/2467%13%85
2022/2371%12%+1.60-0.80-3.5094
2018/1964%0%-3.40-1.90-4.00100
2017/1871%7%+0.50+1.10-0.30106
2016/1767%0%+2.50+1.90-3.20101
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2592%54%77%23%77%23%85%92%109.0103.0106.015%
2023/2487%33%67%33%67%20%73%80%107.0104.0109.013%
2022/2382%41%82%12%71%12%82%82%109.0103.0106.013%
2018/1971%36%86%29%86%14%93%86%106.0106.0107.08%
2017/1886%50%93%29%79%14%93%93%108.0105.0107.07%
2016/1783%50%83%33%67%0%83%83%108.0101.0107.06%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/257915.215%4%15%6%19%
2023/248520.213%4%16%5%11%
2022/239422.413%2%11%6%16%
2021/229422.413%1%5%7%28%
2020/2110023.314%1%4%
2018/1910018.98%1%10%4%13%
2017/1810620.07%2%10%4%11%
2016/1710119.16%2%9%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.