The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Eastbourne, East Sussex·BN23 5SW
Composite score
38.1
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#11,532
National rank
#1728
In South East
#106
In East Sussex
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
55%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
44 first choices, 44 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
62
any preference, for 44 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a20221.0520230.9620241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
422
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,152
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School at a glance

Located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England/Methodist religious character. The school educates roughly 422 pupils aged 4 to 11. 55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 15.0 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 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 44 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary 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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