Denton Community Primary School and NurseryBreakwater Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Denton Community Primary School and Nursery and Breakwater Academy are primary schools in Newhaven.

  • Denton Community Primary School and Nursery scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Breakwater Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Breakwater Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Denton Community Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Breakwater Academy 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 52.0% for Denton Community Primary School and Nursery and 81.0% for Breakwater Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Denton Community Primary School and Nursery (63.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Breakwater Academy (74.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Denton Community Primary School and Nursery versus Breakwater Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewhavenDenton Community Primary School and NurseryNewhavenBreakwater AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking78th of 136 in East Sussex 26th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll226 163
Capacity308 210
LocationNewhaven, BN9 0QJ Newhaven, BN9 9UT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census226 163
Free school meals (ever 6)22.4% 46.0%
English as an additional language4.0% 14.1%
SEN support20.8% 23.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.8% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 8.8% 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.

Denton Community Primary School and Nursery

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