Primary school

Salehurst Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • East Sussex
  • TN32 5BU
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,546 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 41%41% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM32% · South East 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South East 106Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South East 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 24 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 50% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 71% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 52% · 27 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 51% · 37 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 32% · 22 pupils · South East 64%71%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 24 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 27 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 5% · 37 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 22 pupils · South East 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 24 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 27 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 37 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 22 pupils · South East 106106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 24 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 100 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 27 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 37 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 99 · 22 pupils · South East 10510499No 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
2nd21
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026125
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.8%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support23.1%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.9%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

59.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 4.3
  • Other support 1

Teachers 6.8 FTE · Whole workforce 12.1 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,224
Spend per pupil£8,662
Staff spend per pupil£6,468
Reserve per pupil£580
  • +£72,472revenue reserve
  • +£70,299in-year balance

Grants £8,650 · self-generated £575 · premises £479 per pupil