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EnglandSouth EastEastbourneBN20 7XSSt John's Meads Church of England Primary School
Primary

St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

Primary

Eastbourne · Eastbourne · BN20 7XS www.sjm.academy

Pupils
182
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Meads Church of England Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
71%
+18pp
71%62%53%
'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
9%6%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
182
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Rowsley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7XS
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%3%81%29%81%6%84%13%94%68%108.0105.0103.014%182
2023/2453%6%72%19%75%16%53%16%94%63%104.0101.0102.017%201
2022/2366%9%91%44%75%16%78%38%91%84%109.0106.0106.0+1.10-1.20-1.0017%216

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
2024/2518217.614%13%9%5%14%
2023/2420120.917%12%8%6%13%
2022/2321620.817%5%8%5%10%
2021/2221520.311%6%8%6%13%
2020/2121720.98%9%6%

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