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Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Lexden Road, Seaford BN25 3BA · cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01323 892773
On the mapSearch near BN25 3BA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 661
- 31 over 630 places · 105%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 75 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 75 | 74 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 85 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cradle Hill Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (189 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 189
- 29% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (18%) with SEND