High Cliff Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Southdown Road
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9FD
Phone 01273041471
Reference Number 140385

General Makeup

Number of pupils 187
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.68%
Girls: 43.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 14 30
2 11 15 26
3 12 13 25
4 16 9 25
5 22 8 30
6 11 14 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.9%
African 3.7%
White, Other 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.2%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
White & Asian 2.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-01-29
Date Description Report
2023-11-21 School inspection School inspection
2018-06-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

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 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 -3.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 2
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Harbour Primary and Nursery School
Church Hill, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9LX
0.37 miles
Breakwater Academy
Valley Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9UT
0.5 miles
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Acacia Road, Denton, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 0QJ
1.37 miles
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8BZ
1.96 miles
Peacehaven Heights Academy
Hoddern Avenue, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7QY
2.08 miles
Telscombe Cliffs Academy
Telscombe Cliffs Way, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7DE
2.46 miles
Seaford Primary School
Wilkinson Way, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2JF
2.8 miles
Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Lexden Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 3BA
3.12 miles
Annecy Catholic Primary School
Annecy Catholic Primary School, Sutton Avenue, SEAFORD, East Sussex, BN25 4LF
3.33 miles
Chyngton School
Millberg Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 3ST
3.7 miles
Saltdean Primary School
Chiltington Way, Saltdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 8HB
3.85 miles
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 7HB
4.46 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 7HA
4.61 miles
Firle Church of England Primary School
The Street, Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6LF
4.65 miles
Name Distance
Seahaven Academy
Haven Way, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9TD
0.04 miles
Peacehaven Community School
Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8RB
1.8 miles
Bowden House School
Firle Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2JB
2.73 miles
Seaford Head School
Arundel Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4LX
3.52 miles
Cuckmere House School
Eastbourne Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4BA
3.91 miles
Northease Manor School
Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3EY
4.05 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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