Jarvis Brook Primary School
Jarvis Brook Primary School is an academy converter in Crowborough for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 96 pupils on roll. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Attendance is a concern: pupils missed 9.3% of sessions in 2024/25 (the national figure for primary schools is 5.2%), and 36% of pupils were persistently absent. About 54% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Hadlow Down Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 3RG |
| Phone | 01892653033 |
| Reference Number | 144302 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 96 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.17%
Girls: 45.83% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 36.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 16.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 12 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 15 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 63.5% |
| White & Asian | 6.3% |
| Chinese | 3.1% |
| White & Black (African) | 3.1% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.1% |
| White, Other | 2.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.1% |
| African | 2.1% |
| Pakistani | 2.1% |
| Asian, Other | 2.1% |
| Indian | 1% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 07 May 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 May 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Oct 2019 | School inspection |
| 04 Mar 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 03 Nov 2015 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Jarvis Brook Primary School | |
| 13 May 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 13 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Jan 2013 | Interim assessment |
| 03 Dec 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 10 Oct 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Mar 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 67% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 2.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 6 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 2 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Jarvis Brook Primary School had 96 pupils for 210 places. 114 places (54.3%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Crowborough and Surrounding Primary” planning area
East Sussex counted 186 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 210 in 2029–30, up 13%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 188 | 169 | 164 | 144 | 149 | 138 | 114 | 96 |
| Unfilled | 10.5% | 19.5% | 21.9% | 31.4% | 29.0% | 34.3% | 45.7% | 54.3% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Jarvis Brook Primary School attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 36.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.3% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 13.1% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Jarvis Brook Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Jarvis Brook Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.2% | 19.5% | 0.0% | 27.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 54.5% | 80.0% | – | 33.3% | 77.8% | 81.8% | 77.8% | 60.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.5 | 4.0 | – | 2.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at Jarvis Brook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 2 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Jarvis Brook Primary School received £11,612 and spent £9,089 for each of its 110 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £116,000 (£1,055 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of The Tenax Schools Trust, income was £7,568 and spending £7,384 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £220,000 | £211,000 | £158,000 | £158,000 | £155,000 | £141,000 | £116,000 |
| per pupil | £1,136 | £1,381 | £1,074 | £883 | £1,015 | £1,051 | £1,055 |
| In-year balance | -£11,000 | -£50,000 | -£100,000 | £6,000 | £4,000 | -£15,000 | £278,000 |
| per pupil | -£56 | -£325 | -£683 | £34 | £27 | -£112 | £2,523 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
Ashdown Primary School
Luxford Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2HW |
0.7 miles |
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Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2SD |
1.09 miles |
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St Marys Catholic Primary School
Chapel Green, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2LB |
1.09 miles |
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Rotherfield Primary School
North Street, Rotherfield, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3NA |
1.74 miles |
|
St John's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, St John's, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1SD |
2.32 miles |
|
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6HR |
2.77 miles |
|
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4AD |
2.85 miles |
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St Mark's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HY |
3.04 miles |
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Five Ashes CofE Primary School
Five Ashes, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6HY |
3.1 miles |
|
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School
Mark Cross, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3PJ |
3.53 miles |
|
Mayfield Church of England Primary School
Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TA |
3.79 miles |
|
Buxted CofE Primary School
Hurstwood Road, Buxted, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4BB |
4.4 miles |
|
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Corseley Road, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 9SF |
4.77 miles |
|
St Michael's Primary School
Station Road, Withyham, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4BP |
4.8 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2AS |
1.1 miles |
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Acre Wood Academy
Church Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1BN |
1.46 miles |
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Mayfield School
The Old Palace, Mayfield, TN20 6PH |
3.72 miles |
All schools in Crowborough · East Sussex local authority: places and applications
Jarvis Brook Primary School is part of The Tenax Schools Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Crowborough
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Tunbridge Wells
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Tunbridge Wells
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Tunbridge Wells
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Tonbridge
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Tonbridge
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp West Malling
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy West Malling
How many pupils does Jarvis Brook Primary School have?
Jarvis Brook Primary School has 96 pupils on roll.
What age range does Jarvis Brook Primary School cover?
Jarvis Brook Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
What are Jarvis Brook Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Jarvis Brook Primary School?
Jarvis Brook Primary School is at Hadlow Down Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3RG.