Telscombe Cliffs Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 14 2025 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
East Sussex
Unique reference
148927
Address
Telscombe Cliffs Way, Telscombe Cliffs, BN10 7DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
565 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
16.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.8%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.6%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 5.1%
Indian 2.1%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.5
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Telscombe Cliffs Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
51
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
32
10
22
Reception, Full-time
51
25
26
Year 1
73
40
33
Year 2
76
30
46
Year 3
83
51
32
Year 4
88
48
40
Year 5
73
29
44
Year 6
86
44
42
Year 2024-2025