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EnglandSouth EastWealdenBN27 3QPPark Mead Primary School
Primary

Park Mead Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Hailsham · BN27 3QP https://pioneerfederation.co.uk/parkmead/

Pupils
88
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
88
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
88
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Park Mead Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+7pp
86%59%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
10%8%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
88
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Michelham Priory Road, Upper Dicker, Hailsham, BN27 3QP
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
2024/2571%6%82%35%76%18%71%24%100%53%106.0101.0101.023%88
2023/2464%7%79%14%71%7%71%7%100%57%104.0102.0101.028%101
2022/2386%7%93%50%93%21%86%14%100%100%110.0105.0108.0+2.30+0.80-1.0024%105
2018/1931%8%77%15%85%31%31%8%100%62%103.096.099.0-1.50+0.70-9.609%115
2017/1865%10%90%65%90%25%70%10%95%80%112.0102.0104.0+6.30+2.10-2.907%119
2016/1783%8%83%50%83%17%83%8%83%83%108.0103.0105.0+8.20+5.00+2.805%113

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
2024/258818.723%1%18%6%17%
2023/2410127.328%0%23%6%18%
2022/2310514.824%0%21%6%21%
2021/2210519.627%0%19%7%22%
2020/2110814.313%0%21%
2018/1911520.59%1%14%5%11%
2017/1811917.07%0%18%6%12%
2016/1711316.15%0%19%6%12%

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