St Paul's Church of England Academy
Details
| Age Range | 2-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Church of England |
| Local Authority | East Sussex |
| Address | Horntye Road, TN37 6RT |
| School Website | www.stpaulsceacademy.org |
| Telephone | 1424424530 |
| URN | 143034 |
School Census
| Total | 654 |
| Girls/Boys | 303/351 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 46.3%/53.7% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 14.2% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 230 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 17.0% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 09/01/2019 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 09/01/2019 | Good |
| 21/09/2011 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 09/01/2019 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 21/09/2011 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 65% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 7% |
| Reading | 105 |
| Maths | 103 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 59 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 6 |
| Reading | 103 |
| Maths | 103 |
| Reading Progress | -1.1 |
| Writing Progress | 0.7 |
| Maths Progress | -0.1 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 83% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 14% |
| Reading | 107 |
| Maths | 108 |
| Reading Progress | 1.2 |
| Writing Progress | 0.5 |
| Maths Progress | 2.2 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 6% |
| Reading | 106 |
| Maths | 106 |
| Reading Progress | 3.0 |
| Writing Progress | 1.6 |
| Maths Progress | 2.8 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 136 |
| As First Preference | 82 |
| As second preference | 38 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 83 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 82 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 150 |
| As First Preference | 73 |
| As second preference | 49 |
| As third preference | 28 |
| Total Offers Made | 87 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 73 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 142 |
| As First Preference | 71 |
| As second preference | 44 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 81 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 71 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 141 |
| As First Preference | 70 |
| As second preference | 46 |
| As third preference | 24 |
| Total Offers Made | 71 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 70 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 162 |
| As First Preference | 78 |
| As second preference | 46 |
| As third preference | 38 |
| Total Offers Made | 82 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 78 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 155 |
| As First Preference | 74 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 33 |
| Total Offers Made | 87 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 74 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 173 |
| As First Preference | 86 |
| As second preference | 52 |
| As third preference | 35 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 82 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 171 |
| As First Preference | 87 |
| As second preference | 52 |
| As third preference | 32 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 86 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 61% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 14% |
| agree | 6% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 9% |
| not applicable | 63% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 21% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 21% |
| no | 79% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 20% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 9% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 9% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 90% |
| no | 10% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 58% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 6% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 13% |
| not applicable | 65% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 1% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 29% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 14% |
| no | 86% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 15% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 59% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 55% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 6% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 98% |
| no | 2% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 72.2% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 8.5% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 73.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 8.4% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 4.4% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1.4% |
Nearby Schools
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
(0.26 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Woodland Vale Road, , TN37 6JJ
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
(0.37 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Magdalen Road, , TN37 6EU