High Cliff Academy

High Cliff Academy at a glance

Located in Newhaven, East Sussex, High Cliff Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 162 pupils aged 4 to 11. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). High Cliff Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.