Telscombe Cliffs Academy

State-Funded School

telscombe-cliffs-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenConstituency

BN10 7DEPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Telscombe Cliffs Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 521 pupils. Telscombe Cliffs Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

521

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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: Average
Total pupils: 521
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
10 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement

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.