Ocklynge Junior School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Eastbourne, East Sussex·BN20 8XN
Composite score
37.3
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#11,755
National rank
#1764
In South East
#109
In East Sussex
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
52%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
741
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,537
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Ocklynge Junior School at a glance

Located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Ocklynge Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 741 pupils aged 7 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 23.9 pupils per teacher. Ocklynge Junior School 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.

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