East Hoathly CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Marks Lane
East Hoathly
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 6EQ
Phone 01825840247
Reference Number 114501

East Hoathly CofE Primary School maintains its status as a good school with a strong, inclusive environment where pupils are engaged and excited about learning. The school boasts high expectations, leading to well-rounded achievements among students who display positive attitudes and a respect for one another. With a curriculum designed to enhance both academic skills and personal development, the school strives to cater to the diverse needs of its students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). A strong emphasis is placed on fostering the right attitudes towards learning and important life skills. Despite notable strengths, the school acknowledges challenges within its phonics curriculum, which previously hindered some Year 1 pupils from developing reading skills at the expected pace. Leaders have recognized this issue and are actively working to embed improvements to ensure that every pupil becomes a confident reader. Overall, the proactive steps taken by the school put them on the right path to continue building on their successes while addressing areas for enhancement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 84
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.19%
Girls: 48.81%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 18

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 5 10
2 6 9 15
3 5 Unknown 5
4 7 3 10
5 6 5 11
6 5 5 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.7%
White & Black (African) 3.6%
White, Other 2.4%
Chinese 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Irish 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Jun 2024
Date Report
13 Jun 2024 School inspection
12 Jun 2018 Short inspection
19 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
03 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
06 Mar 2013 Monitoring visit
07 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
23 May 2011 Curriculum and development visit
12 May 2010 Full inspection:
02 Jul 2008 Monitoring visit
27 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2006 Monitoring visit
13 Jun 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards learning.
  • The school fosters an inclusive and respectful environment.
  • The curriculum is ambitious, well-designed and logically sequenced.
  • Teachers have secure subject knowledge and adapt lessons to meet pupils' needs.
  • High priority is given to reading, with efforts to improve phonics instruction.
  • Pupils develop age-appropriate attitudes towards important concepts in personal, social and health education.
  • Staff are positive and receive high-quality training.
  • The safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have not learned to read confidently and fluently due to previous phonics curriculum shortcomings.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.4
Writing 1.8
Maths -3.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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