Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
114559
Address
Corseley Road, Groombridge, TN3 9SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
146 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
54.8%
Girls
45.2%
First language not English
2.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.8%
Persistent absence
8.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.6%
Other White 4.8%
Irish 3.4%
Mixed 2.1%
Chinese 2.1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsAverage-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
14
12
2
Year 1
24
13
11
Year 2
24
10
14
Year 3
14
4
10
Year 4
28
18
10
Year 5
22
12
10
Year 6
20
11
9
Year 2023-2024