St Michael's Primary SchoolSt John's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Michael's Primary School and St John's Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • St Michael's Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St John's Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St John's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Michael's Primary School was judged the expected standard and St John's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for St Michael's Primary School and 66.0% for St John's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Michael's Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John's Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Michael's Primary School versus St John's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HartfieldSt Michael's Primary SchoolCrowboroughSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking113th of 136 in East Sussex 41st of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll74 210
Capacity105 210
LocationHartfield, TN7 4BP Crowborough, TN6 1SD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census73 205
Free school meals (ever 6)4.1% 6.8%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.9%
SEN support16.4% 7.8%
SEN with an EHC plan8.2% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.3% 8.9% 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.

St Michael's Primary School

St John's Church of England Primary School

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