Bourne Primary SchoolStafford Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Eastbourne.

Summary of the comparison

Bourne Primary School and Stafford Junior School are primary schools in Eastbourne.

  • Bourne Primary School scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Stafford Junior School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stafford Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bourne Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Stafford Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Bourne Primary School and 66.0% for Stafford Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bourne Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Stafford Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bourne Primary School versus Stafford Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EastbourneBourne Primary SchoolEastbourneStafford Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF26/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking133rd of 136 in East Sussex 51st of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll446 364
Capacity450 360
LocationEastbourne, BN22 8BD Eastbourne, BN22 8UA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census446 364
Free school meals (ever 6)34.1% 29.4%
English as an additional language59.9% 18.1%
SEN support21.3% 20.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.4% 10.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bourne Primary School

Stafford Junior School

Full profiles: Bourne Primary School · Stafford Junior School