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The Baird Primary Academy

Primary

Hastings · Hastings · TN34 3TH www.mulberrybaird.org

Pupils
276
cap. 444
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
12 Jun 2024
Requires Improvement

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
16 Jan 2019
Full inspectionGood
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20 Sep 2017
Monitoring visit
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18 Jan 2017
Full inspectionInadequate
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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 Hastings. 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
56%
+9pp
LA
61%
England
63%
56%38%20%
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RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
6%
England
8%
5%3%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.78
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
317
cap. 444
440379317
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Pupil : teacher ratio
17.5
LA AVG 20.49:1
24.219.114.1
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EAL
12%
LA AVG 7.55%
12%9%7%
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FSM eligible
51%
LA AVG 23.2%
62%56%51%
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SEN
31%
LA AVG 18.41%
36%26%17%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%6%
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Persistent absence
24%
LA
15%
England
13%
34%26%18%
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Overview

AddressParker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH
Telephone01424425670
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8186 spend / pupil£8073 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2556%0%317
2023/2447%0%331
2022/2320%0%-2.90-7.40-5.60349
2018/1950%5%-2.60-1.20-2.10436
2017/1850%2%-0.80-0.90-2.30436
2016/1728%0%-2.50-2.30-2.70440
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%23%63%2%73%17%63%63%105.0103.0102.031%
2023/2464%29%56%2%53%4%60%53%105.0100.0100.034%
2022/2356%15%34%0%46%3%49%47%102.099.099.036%
2018/1952%17%68%17%70%12%65%60%101.0102.0100.019%
2017/1865%19%69%4%56%17%56%52%103.0100.099.017%
2016/1738%12%48%0%50%8%50%40%98.099.098.020%

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.

Became an academy 13 Dec 2013 (was URN 130947)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531717.531%12%51%8%24%
2023/2433114.134%11%57%9%28%
2022/2334915.436%8%58%9%30%
2021/2237233%7%62%9%34%
2020/2140318.527%8%59%
2018/1943624.219%9%58%6%18%
2017/1843622.317%9%56%7%23%
2016/1744022.720%7%51%7%23%

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