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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN9 9UTBreakwater Academy
Primary

Breakwater Academy

Primary

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

Pupils
163
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Breakwater Academy · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+7pp
81%70%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

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%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT
Local authority
East Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%0%81%48%81%0%81%33%81%76%110.0108.0108.026%163
2023/2474%0%78%43%74%0%83%43%78%83%109.0108.0109.021%168
2022/2374%0%79%21%79%0%84%37%95%89%104.0106.0109.0-1.10-0.50+1.8020%164
2018/1959%7%62%17%79%21%86%28%83%76%102.0105.0105.0-1.30+1.40+1.7014%214
2017/1860%3%67%10%67%7%80%10%70%73%103.0104.0105.0+0.30-2.00+1.60202
2016/1732%0%44%4%68%0%56%4%68%36%98.098.098.0-1.10+2.30-1.6018%211

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
2024/2516316.326%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.