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Breakwater Academy

Primary

Lewes · Newhaven · BN9 9UT https://breakwateracademy.org/

Pupils
144
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
5 Nov 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
21 May 2019
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Lewes. 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
81%
+7pp
LA
61%
England
63%
81%57%32%
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RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
6%
England
8%
7%4%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
163
cap. 210
181172163
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Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
LA AVG 20.49:1
21.418.114.8
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EAL
14%
LA AVG 7.55%
16%13%10%
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FSM eligible
46%
LA AVG 23.2%
51%47%43%
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SEN
26%
LA AVG 18.41%
26%18%9%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%6%5%
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Persistent absence
9%
LA
15%
England
13%
23%16%9%
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Overview

AddressValley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT
Telephone01273514300
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£4436 spend / pupil£7350 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2581%0%163
2023/2474%0%168
2022/2374%0%-1.10-0.50+1.80164
2018/1959%7%-1.30+1.40+1.70214
2017/1860%3%+0.30-2.00+1.60202
2016/1732%0%-1.10+2.30-1.60211
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2581%48%81%0%81%33%81%76%110.0108.0108.026%
2023/2478%43%74%0%83%43%78%83%109.0108.0109.021%
2022/2379%21%79%0%84%37%95%89%104.0106.0109.020%
2018/1962%17%79%21%86%28%83%76%102.0105.0105.014%
2017/1867%10%67%7%80%10%70%73%103.0104.0105.0
2016/1744%4%68%0%56%4%68%36%98.098.098.018%

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.

Became an academy 16 Jul 2016 (was URN 114440)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516316.326%14%46%5%9%
2023/2416815.321%16%43%4%12%
2022/2316416.420%14%44%6%18%
2021/2216314.89%10%51%5%15%
2020/2118116.513%12%49%
2018/1921421.414%12%47%7%23%
2017/1817.46%22%
2016/1721117.618%9%48%6%21%

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