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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN10 8BZMeridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Lewes · Peacehaven · BN10 8BZ http://www.meridianschool.co.uk

Pupils
456
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery · Primary · East Sussex

Finance£8171 spend / pupil£8286 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
31%
-16pp
62%47%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
12%7%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
39%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
57%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
5%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 103.86
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
456
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, BN10 8BZ
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
2024/2531%2%62%16%39%5%52%7%80%57%103.099.0100.025%456
2023/2447%2%74%22%69%3%64%14%90%67%104.0102.0101.018%472
2022/2345%1%63%18%59%3%56%8%83%63%102.0100.0102.0-1.30-2.40-3.0019%493
2018/1937%7%59%15%71%10%61%8%83%71%102.0100.0104.0-2.70-1.70-4.7015%475
2017/1862%12%71%35%77%21%75%17%73%83%106.0104.0107.0-0.20-0.70-1.1015%473
2016/1753%4%60%22%64%4%69%13%71%73%102.0102.0105.0+0.80-0.90-0.2016%462

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
2024/2545618.125%11%27%6%17%
2023/2447218.918%8%29%7%18%
2022/2349321.519%8%30%7%16%
2021/2247719.718%7%29%7%18%
2020/2144917.816%6%26%
2018/1947523.315%7%23%4%8%
2017/1847324.415%8%26%6%13%
2016/1746221.716%5%28%6%16%

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