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Ashdown Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Crowborough · TN6 2HW www.ashdown.e-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
22 Nov 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
1 May 2018
Full inspectionGood
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23 Apr 2013
Full inspectionGood
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16 Jun 2010
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
60%
-1pp
LA
61%
England
63%
73%66%58%
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RWM higher
10%
+3pp
LA
6%
England
8%
11%8%5%
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Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
95%
Would recommend
94%
Responses
18
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

95%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

95%

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

33%

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

100%

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

61%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

89%

Q9. My child does well at this school

95%

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

100%

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

100%

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

89%

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

89%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

94%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
401
cap. 420
444423401
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
LA AVG 20.49:1
28.025.022.0
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EAL
1%
LA AVG 7.55%
2%2%1%
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FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 23.2%
11%8%6%
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SEN
11%
LA AVG 18.41%
11%8%6%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
7%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%9%4%
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Overview

AddressLuxford Road, Crowborough, TN6 2HW
Telephone01892655846
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6431 spend / pupil£6439 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
2024/2560%10%401
2023/2461%7%420
2022/2358%8%+1.90+1.20+0.50417
2018/1963%9%-0.30-0.20+0.40444
2017/1870%11%+1.60+2.00+0.90441
2016/1773%5%+0.60+0.50-0.80437
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2578%35%78%15%72%20%85%68%107.0103.0104.011%
2023/2472%31%82%13%69%16%85%56%105.0104.0102.010%
2022/2377%34%72%20%66%26%89%68%106.0103.0103.06%
2018/1964%26%83%17%80%28%94%70%104.0105.0104.08%
2017/1882%28%86%25%77%25%81%81%105.0104.0106.07%
2016/1783%22%81%17%78%19%81%73%105.0104.0106.08%

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
2024/2540122.011%1%7%5%7%
2023/2442024.410%1%7%5%10%
2022/2341726.86%1%8%5%9%
2021/2242026.66%1%8%6%14%
2020/2143128.08%1%6%
2018/1944425.28%2%8%3%4%
2017/1844124.87%2%10%4%4%
2016/1743724.88%2%10%4%5%

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