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Netherfield CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Battle · TN33 9QF

Ages 5–11 · 126 pupils · East Sussex

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.05 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-28

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.8%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.4%
Enrolments in measure
119

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.05 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
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 fill90%

126 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
126
Boys / girls
64 / 62
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
126 / 140 (90%)
Free school meals
20.6%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chichester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Collins

Location

Address
Darvel Down, Netherfield
Postcode
TN33 9QF
Town
Battle
County
East Sussex
Local authority
East Sussex
District
Rother
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Battle, East Sussex, 126 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.

Open schools in Battle
8
Primary schools in Battle
6
Academies among open schools in Battle
25% (2)
Open schools in TN33
10
Primary in TN33
6
Open schools in East Sussex LA
220
Primary in East Sussex LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Claverham Community College

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Secondary

    Battle · TN33 0HT · East Sussex

    Ages 11–16

    • Att847.4
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence7.6%

    2.3 miles away

  • Other independent special school

    East Sussex · TN32 5FA · East Sussex

    Ages 5–11

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Collins
Telephone
01424838323

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