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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN25 3BACradle Hill Community Primary School
Primary

Cradle Hill Community Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Seaford · BN25 3BA https://www.cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
659
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
659
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
659
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cradle Hill Community Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+2pp
72%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
7%6%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
659
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Lexden Road, Seaford, BN25 3BA
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
2024/2569%6%82%47%79%10%76%26%86%64%108.0103.0102.010%659
2023/2467%5%76%36%79%8%73%18%87%68%106.0104.0103.015%656
2022/2372%7%79%38%80%12%78%21%89%69%106.0104.0102.0+0.20-0.20-1.3016%654
2018/1961%7%70%11%80%15%72%13%85%72%103.0102.0103.0-0.90-0.40-2.7011%535
2017/1851%5%72%26%74%11%60%18%82%60%104.0102.0103.0-0.70-1.10-1.6010%500
2016/1767%2%74%34%72%2%76%19%76%76%105.0103.0105.0+0.50-2.60-1.7012%468

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
2024/2565923.410%4%17%5%10%
2023/2465623.115%4%17%5%13%
2022/2365421.616%3%17%5%12%
2021/2261622.611%3%16%6%16%
2020/2159622.213%3%15%
2018/1953522.011%3%11%4%7%
2017/1850023.410%3%11%4%9%
2016/1746822.212%1%14%5%12%

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