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EnglandSouth EastWealdenBN26 6PTPolegate Primary School
Primary

Polegate Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Polegate · BN26 6PT www.polegateschool.co.uk/

Pupils
692
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
692
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
692
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Polegate Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+9pp
87%72%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
17%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
692
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Oakleaf Drive, East Sussex, Polegate, BN26 6PT
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
2024/2566%2%77%29%83%31%73%11%89%69%105.0103.0104.021%692
2023/2457%4%76%25%78%20%66%13%89%67%104.0102.0104.022%692
2022/2356%9%68%37%77%29%67%14%84%63%105.0102.0102.0-1.80+1.30-3.7018%696
2018/1987%17%93%40%87%38%90%37%97%87%108.0107.0108.0+2.70+1.20+1.1013%584
2017/1878%13%85%43%87%30%92%27%90%87%108.0107.0108.0+3.00+2.00+2.2011%540
2016/1763%11%68%30%81%25%87%25%94%83%104.0105.0106.0+1.50+2.90+2.4014%454

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
2024/2569222.421%4%19%5%10%
2023/2469220.322%3%20%5%11%
2022/2369622.318%2%22%4%9%
2021/2266924.614%2%20%4%7%
2020/2163525.713%2%18%
2018/1958425.413%2%16%3%2%
2017/1854023.111%2%15%3%4%
2016/1745424.414%3%15%3%6%

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