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 a sponsor-led academy. 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). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made High Cliff Academy their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.8%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. 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 above.