Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Rye Road
Guestling
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 4LS
Phone 01424812279
Reference Number 114551

Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across various domains including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school environment is nurturing and supportive, with strong relationships between pupils and staff. Pupils show enthusiasm for learning and develop a genuine love for it, positively influenced by the school's Christian ethos and values.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 194
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.55%
Girls: 48.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 15 29
2 18 10 28
3 10 11 21
4 9 22 31
5 16 12 28
6 18 14 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.7%
White, Other 3.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 29 Jun 2022
Date Report
29 Jun 2022 School inspection:
19 Apr 2017 Short inspection
17 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
16 May 2011 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
  • High standards of behaviour and good manners.
  • Supportive community feel appreciated by parents.
  • Effective inclusion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Well-sequenced mathematics curriculum with consistent teaching.
  • High ambitions for all pupils to become fluent readers.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum aspects in some subjects and early years are still in development.
  • Staff supporting older pupils struggling with reading lack necessary training.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 109
Maths 107

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing -0.4
Maths 0.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 6
Third Preference 28 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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