Primary school

Plumpton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • East Sussex
  • BN7 3EB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,170 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 12%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 3%3% · 2018/192022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 14%2024/25: top 81%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM50% · South East 64%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South East 106Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South East 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 13 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 82% · 11 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 67% · 15 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 92% · 13 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 59% · 17 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 78% · 18 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 50% · 16 pupils · South East 64%92%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 13 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 11 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 15 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 15% · 13 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 17 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 17% · 18 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 16 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 13 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 11 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 109 · 15 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 112 · 13 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 17 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 18 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 16 pupils · South East 106112103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 13 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 11 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 15 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 109 · 13 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 17 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 18 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 16 pupils · South East 105109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd131
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026136
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.5%
First language not English3.8%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.1%

Girls 40%Boys 60%

97.1% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 1.4
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 6.3 FTE · Whole workforce 13.1 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,030
Spend per pupil£7,282
Staff spend per pupil£5,399
Reserve per pupil£356
  • +£195,772revenue reserve
  • −£138,474in-year balance

Grants £6,712 · self-generated £318 · premises £312 per pupil

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