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Chantry Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Barrack Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2AT · 01424 211696
On the mapSearch near TN40 2AT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 195
- 93% of 210 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 16 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114427)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Chantry Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114427)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114427), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114427)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114427)