Ninfield Church of England Primary School

East SussexAcademy sponsor led

Church Lane, Ninfield, Battle, TN33 9JW

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline HarveySchool website ↗Pupils: 137 (capacity: 140)Part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Inadequate
Inspected June 2022
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Inadequate
Inspected June 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 June 2022Full report ↗

Inadequate

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

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Inadequate

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.
64.0%
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 79%·Writing 93%·Maths 79%All three 64%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding29%
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?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
10
How many got their first choice?
10of 10 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
39

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
36.0%
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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
68 girls, 69 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2017/18), currently 64%

* 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
2015/1681.0%15.0%+5.1+2.7+3.2
2016/1783.0%4.0%+4.8+5.8+3.0
2017/1886.0%23.0%+2.9+4.7+3.7
2018/1959.0%14.0%+2.0+3.2+1.9
2022/23-----
2023/2470.0%4.0%---
2024/2564.0%0.0%---