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Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Crowborough Hill, Crowborough TN6 2SD · fermorschool.org.uk · 01892 652405
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 403
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% 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 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 40% 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 | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114548)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114548), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
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 Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114548)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 53
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (28%) with SEND