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130 of 146 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all East Sussex schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 64 of them.

108 of 146 rated Good or Outstanding
20 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 63.5% (best 100.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Brede Primary School Rye	100.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
2	Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Hastings	92.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Blackboys Church of England Primary School Uckfield	82.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Five Ashes CofE Primary School Mayfield	82.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
5	Breakwater Academy Newhaven hidden gem	81.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Ditchling	81.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
7	Sandown Primary School and Nursery Hastings	81.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Uckfield	80.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
9	Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery Winchelsea	80.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
10	St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Bexhill-on-Sea	80.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery Rye	79.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
12	Peacehaven Heights Academy Peacehaven	79.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School BATTLE	79.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
14	Ark Castledown Primary Academy Hastings	78.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School Winchelsea	78.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Bonners CofE School Uckfield	76.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
17	Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School Uckfield	76.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	High Cliff Academy Newhaven hidden gem	76.0%	Outstanding	undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Pevensey	76.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
20	Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Hastings	75.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Tunbridge Wells	74.0%	Good declining	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
22	Harbour Primary and Nursery School Newhaven	74.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Hawkes Farm Academy Hailsham	74.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy St Leonards-on-Sea	73.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Crowhurst CofE Primary School Battle	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
26	Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School Crowborough	73.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
27	Burwash CofE School Etchingham hidden gem	72.0%	Outstanding improving	undersubscribed 0.64 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
28	Netherfield CofE Primary School Battle	72.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
29	Parkside Community Primary School Heathfield	72.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Seaford Primary School Seaford	72.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
31	St Paul's Church of England Academy St Leonards-on-Sea	72.0%	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery Etchingham	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
33	Park Mead Primary School Hailsham	71.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
34	Pebsham Primary Academy Bexhill-on-Sea	71.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School Heathfield	71.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
36	Rocks Park Primary School Uckfield	71.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Eastbourne	71.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	St Michael's Primary School Hartfield	71.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
39	Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School Heathfield	70.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Hamsey Community Primary School Lewes	70.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
41	King Offa Primary Academy Bexhill-on-Sea hidden gem	70.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Western Road Community Primary School Lewes	70.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Annecy Catholic Primary School Seaford	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Catsfield Church of England Primary School Battle	69.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
45	Cradle Hill Community Primary School Seaford	69.0%	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	St Mark's Church of England Primary School Uckfield	69.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Wivelsfield Primary School Wivelsfield Green	69.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
48	Little Common School Bexhill-on-Sea	68.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Maynards Green Community Primary School Heathfield	68.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
50	Parkland Junior School Eastbourne	68.0%	Good	—	approximate
51	White House Academy Hailsham hidden gem	68.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Etchingham Church of England Primary School Etchingham	67.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
53	Jarvis Brook Primary School Crowborough hidden gem	67.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Newick Church of England Primary School Lewes	67.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
55	South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Lewes	67.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Polegate Primary School Polegate	66.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	St John's Church of England Primary School Crowborough	66.0%	Not judged	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Stafford Junior School Eastbourne	66.0%	Good	—	approximate
59	Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery Wadhurst	66.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
60	Chyngton School Seaford	65.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Ore Village Primary Academy Hastings	65.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Chiddingly Primary School Lewes	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
63	Framfield Church of England Primary School Uckfield	64.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Ninfield Church of England Primary School Battle	64.0%	Inadequate	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
65	St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Bexhill-on-Sea	64.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	All Saints CofE Junior Academy Hastings	63.0%	Good	—	approximate
67	Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Battle	63.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
68	Manor Primary School Uckfield	63.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy St Leonards-on-Sea	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
70	Willingdon Primary School Eastbourne	63.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
71	Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Bexhill-on-Sea	62.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Telscombe Cliffs Academy Peacehaven	62.0%	Not judged	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	St Philip's Catholic Primary School Uckfield	61.0%	Not judged	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Ashdown Primary School Crowborough	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	Mayfield Church of England Primary School Mayfield	60.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
76	Mulberry Silverdale Primary St Leonards-On-Sea	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Mulberry West St Leonards Primary St Leonards-on-Sea	60.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School Rye	60.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
79	Robsack Wood Primary Academy St Leonards-on-Sea	60.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	Southover CofE Primary School Lewes	60.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School Heathfield	58.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Dallington Church of England Primary School Heathfield	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
83	Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Lewes	58.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
84	Oakwood Primary Academy Eastbourne	57.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	Tollgate Community Junior School Eastbourne	57.0%	Good	—	approximate
86	Mulberry Baird Primary Hastings	56.0%	Requires improvement improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	Danehill Church of England Primary School Haywards Heath	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
88	Rotherfield Primary School Crowborough	55.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
89	The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Eastbourne	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	Westfield School Hastings	55.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
91	Alfriston School Polegate	54.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
92	Nutley Church of England Primary School Uckfield	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
93	Langney Primary Academy Eastbourne	53.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	Shinewater Primary School Eastbourne	53.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	Stone Cross School Pevensey	53.0%	Good	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
96	Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Lewes	53.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Denton Community Primary School and Nursery Newhaven	52.0%	Good improving	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
98	Hankham Primary School Pevensey	52.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	Ocklynge Junior School Eastbourne	52.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
100	Beckley Church of England Primary School Rye	50.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
101	Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Hastings	50.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
102	East Hoathly CofE Primary School Lewes	50.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
103	Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery Forest Row	50.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
104	Frant Church of England Primary School Tunbridge Wells hidden gem	50.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
105	Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Hailsham	50.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
106	Plumpton Primary School Lewes	50.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
107	St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Hartfield	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
108	Staplecross Methodist Primary School Robertsbridge	50.0%	Not judged	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
109	All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Bexhill-on-Sea	47.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
110	St Marys Catholic Primary School Crowborough	47.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
111	Churchwood Primary Academy St Leonards-on-Sea	46.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
112	Stonegate Church of England Primary School Wadhurst	46.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
113	Barcombe Church of England Primary School Lewes	44.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
114	Chantry Community Primary School Bexhill-on-Sea hidden gem	42.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
115	Buxted CofE Primary School Uckfield	41.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
116	Heron Park Primary Academy Eastbourne	41.0%	Good improving	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
117	Laughton Community Primary School Lewes	40.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
118	Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Crowborough	40.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
119	Bodiam Church of England Primary School Robertsbridge	36.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
120	Fletching Church of England Primary School Uckfield hidden gem	36.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
121	Hollington Primary School St. Leonards-on-Sea	35.0%	Inadequate	undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
122	Little Horsted Church of England Primary School Uckfield hidden gem	35.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
123	Bourne Primary School Eastbourne	33.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
124	Rye Community Primary School Rye	32.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
125	Salehurst Church of England Primary School Robertsbridge	32.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
126	Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery Peacehaven	31.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
127	Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School Wadhurst	31.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
128	Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School Lewes	27.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
129	Firle Church of England Primary School Lewes	14.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
130	St Michael's Church of England Primary School Playden Rye	0.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in East Sussex

16 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of East Sussex, not a fairer one.

Annan School
Dudley Infant Academy Ofsted: Good
Grovelands Community Primary School Ofsted: Good
Hellingly Community Primary School
Motcombe Infants' School Ofsted: Good
Parkland Infant School Ofsted: Good
Pashley Down Infant School Ofsted: Good
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School Ofsted: Good
Roselands Infants' School Ofsted: Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart School
St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Ofsted: Good
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
Thornton Grove Academy
West Rise Primary School Ofsted: Good

Applying in East Sussex

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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