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EnglandSouth EastWealdenBN20 9RJWillingdon Primary School
Primary

Willingdon Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Eastbourne · BN20 9RJ https://willingdonprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willingdon Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+9pp
65%56%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
22%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Rapsons Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ
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
2024/2563%10%77%37%77%17%75%27%82%75%106.0105.0105.016%418
2023/2454%10%64%29%75%15%69%22%76%63%104.0102.0102.015%421
2022/2365%22%80%40%82%27%72%27%87%75%105.0104.0105.0-0.40+1.90-0.9016%418
2018/1961%3%69%21%77%5%70%11%80%69%103.0102.0102.0-3.10-3.70-4.6012%457
2017/1847%7%70%28%70%8%52%12%72%65%105.0101.0105.0-3.20-5.10-6.2011%455
2016/1756%5%71%24%70%19%70%11%76%70%103.0101.0104.0-1.10-2.00-2.9010%461

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
2024/2541824.816%4%15%6%16%
2023/2442127.515%3%15%6%13%
2022/2341822.616%4%15%6%13%
2021/2244924.017%3%14%7%25%
2020/2144924.015%2%14%
2018/1945724.312%2%10%4%7%
2017/1845524.611%2%10%5%10%
2016/1746124.910%1%10%4%9%

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