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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN9 9FDHigh Cliff Academy
Primary

High Cliff Academy

Primary

Lewes · Newhaven · BN9 9FD https://highcliffacademy.org/

Pupils
162
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of High Cliff Academy · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+6pp
76%65%53%
'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
2%1%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
162
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Southdown Road, Newhaven, BN9 9FD
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
2024/2576%0%79%24%76%0%83%41%79%76%104.0107.0104.027%162
2023/2470%0%78%22%70%4%70%17%65%70%105.0102.0107.038%187
2022/2353%2%62%16%71%5%65%7%87%64%102.0102.0102.0-3.40-0.70-2.5027%232
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published16%161
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published8%115
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published2%83

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
2024/2516220.327%9%36%7%17%
2023/2418719.538%9%39%8%20%
2022/2323223.227%9%40%7%21%
2021/2225020.228%9%41%7%17%
2020/2121317.221%6%38%
2018/1916129.716%6%34%4%8%
2017/1811525.08%2%30%4%8%
2016/178327.72%4%19%3%

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