Willingdon Primary School

East SussexCommunity school

Rapsons Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ

Headteacher: Mrs Gemma RoxburghSchool website ↗Pupils: 418 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2024
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2024
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 June 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
63.0%
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 77%·Writing 77%·Maths 75%All three 63%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding27%
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?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
57of 65 (87.7%)
How many applied in total?
146

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
25.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
199 girls, 219 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 65% (2022/23), currently 63%

* 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
2015/1643.0%7.0%-0.4-1.5-1.1
2016/1756.0%5.0%-1.1-2.0-2.9
2017/1847.0%7.0%-3.2-5.1-6.2
2018/1961.0%3.0%-3.1-3.7-4.6
2022/2365.0%22.0%-0.4+1.9-0.9
2023/2454.0%10.0%---
2024/2563.0%10.0%---
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