St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

st-johns-meads-church-of-england-primary-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN20 7XSPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's Meads Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 162 pupils. St John's Meads Church of England Primary School is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

162

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 162
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
16 Dec 2011	Outstanding	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.