1High Cliff Academy
East Sussex · ages 4 to 11 · URN140385
154 pupils / 161 at St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparisonSmall KS2 cohort: 29 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 3.4 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21
- Free school meals: 1.5 percentage points lower
- First language other than English: 7.3 percentage points higher
- SEND: 2.2 percentage points higher
- 7 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Report card inspection · inspected 9 June 2026 · published 15 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 November 2023 · published 28 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Matching score and calculation
Score 0.01375. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00675.
- First language other than English: difference 7.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01825.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00440.
- Total pupils: difference 7 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00435.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
- governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.