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Holy Cross Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

0.5x

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Holy Cross Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Uckfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Holy Cross Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Uckfield, East Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 62 pupils on roll.

In 2023, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. Progress was 5 in reading, 5 in writing, and 5 in maths. The school ranks #136 of 142 primaries in East Sussex and #14,844 of 15,253 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.5× capacity.

There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA -0.9

-9.1 to -0.4

-4.3

Write

LA -1.5

-8.5 to -0.1

-5.7

Maths

LA -2.0

-9.8 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-3.9 to 0.6

-1.3

Write

LA -0.7

-3.4 to 0.8

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.2 to -1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 65%

Reading76% LA 77%

Writing76% LA 79%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.5

-2.8 to 2.4

-2.8

Write

LA -0.3

-5.3 to -0.3

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.8 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-04-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-01-21

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 26 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	26	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	62	4	6.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	71	8	11.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	74	6	8.1%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	76	4	5.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	85	3	3.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	78	1	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	79	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	84	1	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%	0