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EnglandSouth EastWealdenTN21 0XGCross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School
Primary

Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Heathfield · TN21 0XG www.crossinhandschool.com/

Pupils
385
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
385
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
385
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

Finance£5947 spend / pupil£5763 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+10pp
88%74%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
12%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
27%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.86
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
385
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Sheepsetting Lane, Cross in Hand, Heathfield, TN21 0XG
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
2024/2570%4%75%39%73%4%80%38%77%79%107.0107.0106.014%385
2023/2460%4%75%17%67%4%73%19%65%71%104.0104.0103.012%370
2022/2371%4%75%46%75%6%87%25%75%73%108.0105.0107.0+0.20-2.30-1.1014%382
2018/1965%7%80%20%93%20%78%27%91%78%105.0105.0106.0-0.70+1.00-0.508%287
2017/1888%12%93%56%95%24%93%29%85%85%109.0107.0107.0+4.10+2.20+2.804%273
2016/1767%10%83%27%94%27%71%13%90%79%105.0103.0104.0+3.40+5.00+0.504%297

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
2024/2538523.414%4%14%5%13%
2023/2437024.312%4%16%6%14%
2022/2338225.114%3%17%6%14%
2021/2238622.38%2%17%8%21%
2020/2136723.18%2%19%
2018/1928721.78%2%15%4%8%
2017/1827323.34%2%12%5%11%
2016/1729720.24%2%12%5%10%

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