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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School

Primary Ages 2-7 215 pupils Eastbourne
Ofsted: Good
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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School is an academy converter in Eastbourne for pupils aged 2 to 7. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 215 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's Church of England Infants School is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Andrew's Church of England Infants School.

Ofsted inspection: October 2023.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-7
Religion Church of England
Address Winchelsea Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7PP
Reference Number 149965

General Makeup

Number of pupils 215
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.56%
Girls: 47.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 42 38 80
2 39 32 71

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.6%
White, Other 4.7%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
White & Asian 3.3%
African 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Andrew's Church of England Infants School, inspected in September 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Oct 2023 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 45 1
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Andrew's Church of England Infants School had 240 pupils for 270 places. 30 places (11.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Eastbourne Primary” planning area

East Sussex counted 949 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 858 in 2029–30, down 10%.

20242025
Places 270270
Pupils 247240
Unfilled 8.5%11.1%

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 St Andrew's Church of England Infants School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 4.3%5.2%
Unauthorised absence 1.9%1.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%1.1%

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, 1.2% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Infants School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.93.2
Permanent exclusions 01

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 St Andrew's Church of England Infants School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.911.010.4
Teachers who left state teaching 1.7%4.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 62.5%37.5%–
Sick days per teacher 1.81.5–

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, 25.1% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Infants School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 26 0
Social, emotional and mental health 12 0
No specialist assessment of need 8 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 3
Multi-sensory impairment 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 St Andrew's Church of England Infants School received £7,034 and spent £7,261 for each of its 250 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £24,000 (£97 per pupil).

Across all 28 schools of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, income was £7,049 and spending £7,093 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £24,000
per pupil £97
In-year balance -£57,000
per pupil -£228

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.

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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, which runs 28 schools. The nearest others:

What is St Andrew's Church of England Infants School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's Church of England Infants School is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Andrew's Church of England Infants School.

When was St Andrew's Church of England Infants School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does St Andrew's Church of England Infants School have?

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School has 215 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Andrew's Church of England Infants School cover?

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is St Andrew's Church of England Infants School?

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School is at Winchelsea Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7PP.

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