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Polegate Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 2–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 66% 66% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
66% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
105 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 57%[4] 4%[4] 104[4] 102[4]
2022/23 56%[5] 9%[5] 105[5] 102[5]
2018/19 87%[6] 17%[6] 108[6] 107[6]
2017/18 78%[7] 13%[7] 108[7] 107[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
13 May 2025[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
19 Jun 2025[8]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Jan 2020[9] S5 Inspection[9] Outstanding[9]
17 Apr 2018[10] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10] No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
165 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
84 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
88 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 164[11] 82[11] 86[11] 1.9[11] 1.0[11]
Entry Sept 2024 173[11] 91[11] 89[11] 1.9[11] 1.0[11]
Entry Sept 2023 177[11] 98[11] 90[11] 2.0[11] 1.1[11]
Entry Sept 2022 188[11] 114[11] 90[11] 2.1[11] 1.3[11]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
2–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
630[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
www.polegateschool.co.uk/[1]
District
Wealden[12]
Postcode
BN26 6PT[1]
URN
114435[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
692 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language
3.5% 2024/25[13]
SEN support
17.9% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
3% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
18.7% 2024/25[13]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
89%[14]
Mixed
5.2%[14]
Asian
3.8%[14]
Black
1%[14]
Any other ethnic group
0.7%[14]
Unclassified
0.3%[14]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2019/20. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.