Breakwater Academy
Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT
Headteacher: Ms Sally FranceschiSchool website ↗Pupils: 163 (capacity: 210)Part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate
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 combinedⓘReading, 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.
81.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 81%·Writing 81%·Maths 81%→All three 81%
Reading
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75%
100%
Writing
0%
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75%
100%
Maths
0%
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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?
- 9
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 7
- How many got their first choice?
- 7of 7 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 34
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
62.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
33.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
82 girls, 81 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 81% Reading, Writing & Maths
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016/17 | 32.0% | 0.0% | -1.1 | +2.3 | -1.6 |
| 2017/18 | 60.0% | 3.0% | +0.3 | -2.0 | +1.6 |
| 2018/19 | 59.0% | 7.0% | -1.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 74.0% | 0.0% | -1.1 | -0.5 | +1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 74.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 81.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |