Shinewater Primary School

State-Funded School

shinewater-primary-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN23 8EDPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shinewater Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 393 pupils. Shinewater Primary School is part of Swale Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

393

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 393
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Swale Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2022	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
9 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.