Rotherfield Primary School

East SussexCommunity school

North Street, Rotherfield, Crowborough, TN6 3NA

Headteacher: Miss Kate BishopSchool website ↗Pupils: 204 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
55%
Reading, Writing & Maths
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
55.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 74%·Writing 84%·Maths 65%All three 55%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected84%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected65%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
29of 38 (76.3%)
How many applied in total?
83

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
107 girls, 97 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 79% (2018/19), currently 55%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%12.0%+1.0-2.3-0.6
2016/1765.0%25.0%+4.5+0.3+3.0
2017/1867.0%13.0%+2.3+0.8-2.3
2018/1979.0%24.0%+1.4+0.2+1.0
2022/2369.0%7.0%+1.3-1.9-1.4
2023/2468.0%6.0%---
2024/2555.0%10.0%---
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