Ninfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · East Sussex
Church Lane, Battle, TN33 9JW
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 21/06/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
13.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
129
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
140 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer
15
Places offered
39
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 10 | 10 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 4 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 39 | 15 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Harvey
- Address
- Church Lane, Ninfield, Battle, TN33 9JW
- Phone
- 01424892486
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels · Bexhill and Battle
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149576
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
129 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 4% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 64% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.