Burwash CofE School

East SussexVoluntary controlled school

School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham, TN19 7DZ

Headteacher: Mrs Debbie GilbertSchool website ↗Pupils: 163 (capacity: 175)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 April 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

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

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
72.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 72%·Writing 80%·Maths 80%All three 72%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
18
How many families wanted this school first?
18
How many got their first choice?
18of 18 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
39

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
4.0%
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).
12.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
90 girls, 73 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2016/17), currently 72%

* 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%9.0%+2.4+2.9+1.8
2016/1778.0%22.0%+3.4+3.1+3.2
2017/1875.0%7.0%+1.6+1.0+1.6
2018/1963.0%17.0%+0.4+2.4-0.2
2022/2358.0%4.0%+3.6+3.1-0.3
2023/2453.0%16.0%---
2024/2572.0%8.0%---