Seaford Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Seaford · BN25 2JF · East Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS247%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM11.2%
- Demand0.91
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 114434
Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Community school · Seaford · BN25 3BA
Ages 2–11 · 661 pupils · East Sussex
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
5.2%
Admissions demand
1.03 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-09-28
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 554
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.03 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
93
Places offered
90
1st-preference offers
90
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 144
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 90
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
661 pupils · 630 places
- Pupils on roll
- 661
- Boys / girls
- 338 / 323
- School capacity
- 630
- Capacity fill
- 661 / 630 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- FSM pupils
- 91
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Keith
Location
- Address
- Lexden Road
- Postcode
- BN25 3BA
- Town
- Seaford
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Seaford, East Sussex, 661 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 14.3%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Chyngton School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Seaford · BN25 3ST · East Sussex
Ages 2–11
- KS245%
- Absence7.1%
- FSM30.1%
- Demand0.97
0.6 miles away
Annecy Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Seaford · BN25 4LF · East Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS230%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM12.7%
- Demand1.00
0.9 miles away
Alfriston School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Polegate · BN26 5XB · East Sussex
Ages 5–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM12.9%
- Demand1.00
2.6 miles away
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Newhaven · BN9 0QJ · East Sussex
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM21.7%
- Demand1.47
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Keith
- Telephone
- 01323892773