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Polegate Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
689
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
13 May 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
15 Jan 2020
School inspectionOutstanding
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17 Apr 2018
Short inspection
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8 May 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Wealden. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
66%
+9pp
LA
61%
England
63%
87%72%56%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
2%
-2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
17%10%2%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
97%
Would recommend
95%
Responses
76
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

97%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

96%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

97%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

20%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

99%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

63%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

92%

Q9. My child does well at this school

97%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

98%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

93%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

90%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

95%

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

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%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.78
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
cap. 630
696575454
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
LA AVG 20.49:1
25.723.020.3
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 7.55%
4%3%2%
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FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 23.2%
22%18%15%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 18.41%
22%17%11%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
11%7%2%
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Overview

AddressOakleaf Drive, East Sussex, Polegate, BN26 6PT
Telephone01323482404
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

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Finance£6224 spend / pupil£6100 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2566%2%692
2023/2457%4%692
2022/2356%9%-1.80+1.30-3.70696
2018/1987%17%+2.70+1.20+1.10584
2017/1878%13%+3.00+2.00+2.20540
2016/1763%11%+1.50+2.90+2.40454
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YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2577%29%83%31%73%11%89%69%105.0103.0104.021%
2023/2476%25%78%20%66%13%89%67%104.0102.0104.022%
2022/2368%37%77%29%67%14%84%63%105.0102.0102.018%
2018/1993%40%87%38%90%37%97%87%108.0107.0108.013%
2017/1885%43%87%30%92%27%90%87%108.0107.0108.011%
2016/1768%30%81%25%87%25%94%83%104.0105.0106.014%

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.