City Academy Whitehawk

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Unique reference
139677
Address
Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, BN2 5FL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
387 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
45.2%
Girls
54.8%
First language not English
11.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
59.2%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.4%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 3.9%
Other 3.4%
African 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage1.1
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

City Academy Whitehawk

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
13
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
52
23
29
Year 1
50
23
27
Year 2
49
22
27
Year 3
53
20
33
Year 4
57
25
32
Year 5
51
27
24
Year 6
48
21
27
Year 2023-2024