Phoenix Academy | School performance

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/10/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEast Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio11.0:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusClosed

Overview of Phoenix Academy · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

67%

+10pp

71%63%54%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

14%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

11%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

105.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

11.0

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

63%

SEN

37%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2PH

Local authority

East Sussex

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	67%	0%	89%	11%	78%	0%	67%	0%	89%	67%	105.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	37%	76
2023/24	57%	5%	71%	29%	76%	5%	67%	19%	86%	48%	106.0	104.0	101.0	—	—	—	33%	93
2022/23	54%	0%	67%	29%	54%	0%	67%	25%	63%	54%	106.0	104.0	105.0	-1.90	-5.70	-1.70	29%	97
2018/19	55%	5%	60%	15%	75%	10%	80%	10%	80%	65%	102.0	103.0	104.0	+1.40	+2.00	+1.40	18%	141
2017/18	71%	14%	76%	38%	71%	29%	81%	19%	71%	76%	106.0	105.0	106.0	+3.50	+4.60	+4.90	—	177
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	76	11.0	37%	13%	63%	9%	24%
2023/24	93	17.2	33%	15%	63%	8%	31%
2022/23	97	14.2	29%	14%	61%	8%	18%
2021/22	109	9.6	26%	12%	61%	9%	29%
2020/21	150	12.8	24%	10%	63%	—	—
2018/19	141	17.4	18%	12%	52%	7%	25%
2017/18	—	16.3	—	—	—	8%	27%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	8%	27%