Breakwater Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
East Sussex
Unique reference
143120
Address
Valley Road, BN9 9UT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
163 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
14.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.4%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.3%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 6.1%
African 4.3%
Indian 3.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Breakwater Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
7
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
7
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher15
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
25
14
11
Year 1
15
7
8
Year 2
28
16
12
Year 3
26
13
13
Year 4
19
8
11
Year 5
29
14
15
Year 6
21
9
12
Year 2024-2025