Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114475
- Address
- Roderick Avenue North, BN10 8BZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 456 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 0.9% |
| Indian | 1.3% |
| Mixed | 6.6% |
| Other White | 8.6% |
| White British | 82.2% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
| African | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsBelow average-3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 31% |
| Local authority average | 61% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 2% |
| Local authority average | 6% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 99 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 11 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 61 38 23 |
| Year 2 | 63 28 35 |
| Year 3 | 61 35 26 |
| Year 4 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 5 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 6 | 61 29 32 |