Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Peacehaven, East Sussex, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 456 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 'Good'. 31% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 16.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 70 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.55 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.