High Cliff Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Newhaven, East Sussex

BN9 9FD

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

49.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#7,197

National rank

#1080

In South East

#59

In East Sussex

Top 51%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

76%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

104.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 70% → 76% ▲ 6.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 162 % FSM ever-6 35.8% % EAL 8.6% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

Harbour Primary and Nursery School Newhaven · 0.2 mi 62.1 Breakwater Academy Newhaven · 0.6 mi 52.6 Denton Community Primary School and Nursery Newhaven · 1.0 mi 38.5 Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery Peacehaven · 2.2 mi 22.5 Peacehaven Heights Academy Peacehaven · 2.4 mi 51.4 Seaford Primary School Seaford · 2.5 mi 52.6 Cradle Hill Community Primary School Seaford · 2.8 mi 51.8 Telscombe Cliffs Academy Peacehaven · 2.8 mi 42.6