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Ashdown Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Luxford Road, Crowborough TN6 2HW · ashdown.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01892 655846
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 407
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 0.54 mi (868 m) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ashdown Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (149 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 149
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (18%) with SEND