Telscombe Cliffs Academy

Telscombe Cliffs Way, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, BN10 7DE

Local ranking63rd of 136 primary schools in East Sussex

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

690

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Telscombe Cliffs Primary School and Nursery (URN 114420) since 31 January 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 69.0%
Writing (Expected): 75.0%
Maths (Expected): 70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 64.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 84

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 565
Boys: 279 (49%)
Girls: 286 (51%)
Capacity: 690 (82% full)
SEND: 17.9%
FSM Eligible: 21.1%
EAL: 16.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.3%
SEN Support: 15.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 27.8
Budget per Pupil: £7,629/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 15.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 78.9%
White Other: 5.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
Mixed Other: 2.3%
Asian Indian: 2.1%
Black African: 1.6%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%

78.9%

White British

5.2%

White Other

2.7%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01273583113

office@telscombecliffsacademy.org

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Telscombe Cliffs Way

Peacehaven, South East

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Administrative

URN: 148927
UKPRN: 10089893
Establishment No.: 2028
Trust: STEP ACADEMY TRUST

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