St Paul's Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

st-pauls-church-of-england-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Hastings and RyeConstituency

TN37 6RTPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Paul's Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 634 pupils. St Paul's Church of England Academy is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

634

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 634
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2019	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.