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The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 55% 55% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
55% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
103 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
101 2024/25[2]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 70%[3] 6%[3] 105[3] 104[3]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Feb 2026[4]
Type
S5 Inspection[4]
Report published
6 May 2026[4]
Inclusion
Expected standard[4]
Achievement
Expected standard[4]
Safeguarding standards
Met[4]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[4]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[4]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[4]
Early years (where applicable)
Expected standard[4]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[4]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Applications (any preference)
62 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences
44 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Places offered
44 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 66[5] 40[5] 40[5] 1.6[5] 1.0[5]
Entry Sept 2024 77[5] 47[5] 49[5] 1.6[5] 1.0[5]
Entry Sept 2023 84[5] 61[5] 58[5] 1.4[5] 1.1[5]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England/Methodist[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
438[1]
Trust
DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
www.thehaven.e-sussex.sch.uk[1]
District
Eastbourne[6]
Postcode
BN23 5SW[1]
URN
149523[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
422 2024/25[7]
English as an additional language
11.1% 2024/25[7]
SEN support
15.2% 2024/25[7]
EHC plan
2.4% 2024/25[7]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
26.1% 2024/25[7]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
78.2%[8]
Mixed
8.4%[8]
Asian
2.9%[8]
Black
7.9%[8]
Any other ethnic group
2.2%[8]
Unclassified
0.5%[8]

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: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. 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.