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St John's Meads Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Rowsley Road, Eastbourne BN20 7XS · sjm.academy · 01323 730255
On the mapSearch near BN20 7XS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 162
- 74% of 218 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- 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, 8 families put the school first and 9 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 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114576)
Ofsted
St John's Meads Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114576), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114576)
Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114576)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 51
- 25% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (35%) with SEND