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Harbour Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Church Hill, Newhaven BN9 9LX · harbourprimary.co.uk · 01273 514532
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.32 mi
- 0.51 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 99% of 480 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- 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 0.32 mi (508 m) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 74% 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 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.32 mi0.51 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Harbour Primary and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 84
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (42%) with SEND