St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St John's Church of England Primary School and Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Crowborough.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St John's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary 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 66.0% for St John's Church of England Primary School and 40.0% for Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John's Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John's Church of England Primary School versus Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CrowboroughSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolCrowboroughSir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking41st of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure69th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll205 383
Capacity210 420
LocationCrowborough, TN6 1SD Crowborough, TN6 2SD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure40.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census205 383
Free school meals (ever 6)6.8% 20.6%
English as an additional language2.9% 9.9%
SEN support7.8% 18.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure13.5% 15.8%

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.

St John's Church of England Primary School

Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School

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