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Churchwood Primary Academy

Primary

Hastings · St Leonards-on-Sea · TN38 9PB www.churchwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk/

Pupils
241
cap. 215
Ages
2 - 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
11 Oct 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
27 Jun 2017
Full inspectionGood
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1 Sep 2014
Academy conversion letter
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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 Hastings. 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
46%
+12pp
LA
61%
England
63%
46%40%34%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
6%
England
8%
3%2%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
46%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
54%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
97.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
242
cap. 215
262252242
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
LA AVG 20.49:1
24.022.420.7
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 7.55%
4%3%2%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
41%
LA AVG 23.2%
43%38%34%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
29%
LA AVG 18.41%
38%33%29%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
25%
LA
15%
England
13%
30%20%10%
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Overview

AddressChurch-in-the-Wood Lane, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9PB
Telephone01424852326
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7277 spend / pupil£7682 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
2024/2546%0%242
2023/2434%0%262
2022/2334%0%-3.30-2.50-1.50245
2018/1945%3%-1.80-2.10-2.10253
2017/1842%0%-3.10-1.40-1.80246
2016/1746%0%-0.30-3.30-0.10252
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%29%61%0%46%7%61%54%102.097.0100.029%
2023/2455%0%52%0%41%7%55%48%99.098.099.034%
2022/2348%21%48%0%55%14%66%52%101.0102.0101.035%
2018/1965%10%71%10%71%16%71%68%101.0102.0104.026%
2017/1852%19%71%6%65%3%77%58%100.0100.0101.0
2016/1764%21%71%0%82%11%86%82%104.0103.0106.029%

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 1 Sep 2014 (was URN 114470)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524224.029%4%41%7%25%
2023/2426221.634%3%43%8%27%
2022/2324521.935%2%42%8%28%
2021/2225321.135%2%41%9%30%
2020/2124920.738%2%34%
2018/1925322.826%3%40%5%10%
2017/1823.45%10%
2016/1725222.629%1%48%5%11%

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