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Burfield Academy

Primary

Wealden · Hailsham · BN27 2PH

Pupils
158
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
19 Jan 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
9 May 2018
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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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 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
64%
-4pp
LA
61%
England
63%
68%56%43%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
5%
-2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
7%5%3%
'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
41%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
0%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
158
cap. 210
21014172
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
LA AVG 20.49:1
31.523.615.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
6%
LA AVG 7.55%
6%3%0%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
36%
LA AVG 23.2%
37%31%25%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.41%
21%18%14%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
8%
LA
6%
England
5%
8%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
25%
LA
15%
England
13%
30%15%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressMarshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2PH
Website
Telephone
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£3114 spend / pupil£6854 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
2024/2564%5%158
2023/2468%7%166
2022/2343%3%-1.90-2.40+0.10210
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published132
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published97
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published72
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%23%64%9%68%14%86%41%103.0101.099.015%
2023/2475%29%71%7%71%29%93%68%106.0104.0104.014%
2022/2350%13%63%3%67%27%80%53%103.0104.0102.017%
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published17%
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published14%
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published21%

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
2024/2515817.415%6%36%8%25%
2023/2416615.614%6%37%7%21%
2022/2321018.617%2%37%8%26%
2021/2220017.720%2%37%8%30%
2020/2117717.317%2%33%
2018/1913215.917%2%25%6%19%
2017/189731.514%0%25%5%14%
2016/177220.021%0%33%4%0%

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