Etchingham Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Parsonage Croft
High Street
Etchingham
East Sussex
TN19 7BY
Phone 01580819218
Reference Number 114502

Etchingham Church of England Primary School is performing well, with a designation of 'Good' across most areas and 'Outstanding' in both behaviour and early years provision. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, where pupils enjoy attending and engage positively with one another. The leadership has made rapid improvements, particularly under the new executive headteacher, who has strengthened the curriculum and support systems. However, some minor inconsistencies remain in curriculum implementation, affecting the depth of pupils' learning in certain subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 98
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.98%
Girls: 51.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 19.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 6 9
2 8 7 15
3 7 7 14
4 8 9 17
5 8 8 16
6 5 7 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.9%
White & Asian 2%
White & Black (African) 2%
White, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Caribbean 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection:
25 Jan 2022 School inspection
25 Jan 2017 Short inspection
21 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2010 Curriculum and development visit
07 May 2009 Full inspection:
20 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and form positive friendships.
  • The early years provision is inspiring and well-structured.
  • Leaders have improved curriculum clarity and subject leadership.
  • Pupils participate actively in a diverse range of learning activities.
  • Effective phonics teaching supports confident reading development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum content is not clearly defined in a minority of subjects, hindering deep learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 103

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 0
Writing -0.6
Maths -1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 24 2
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

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