Pashley Down Infant SchoolSt John's Meads Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pashley Down Infant School and St John's Meads Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Eastbourne.

  • Pashley Down Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Meads Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pashley Down Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pashley Down Infant School was judged Good and St John's Meads Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John's Meads Church of England Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pashley Down Infant School versus St John's Meads Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EastbournePashley Down Infant SchoolEastbourneSt John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking129th of 136 in East Sussex 77th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 182
Capacity270 218
LocationEastbourne, BN20 8NX Eastbourne, BN20 7XS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported71.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 182
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 9.3%
English as an additional language12.7% 13.2%
SEN support17.4% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.7% 13.7% 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.

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.

Pashley Down Infant School

St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

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