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Cradle Hill Community Primary School

URN
114434
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Cradle Hill Community Primary School
URN
114434
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

62

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

66

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#55 of 103 schools in East Sussex

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Cradle Hill Community Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
28 September 2023
Inspection date
4 July 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 28 September 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

85

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

155

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

85

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.82×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
East Sussex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (East Sussex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

76.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

69.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BN25 3BA - Lexden Road, Seaford, East Sussex

Contact details

Address
Lexden Road, Seaford, East Sussex
Postcode
BN25 3BA
Phone
1323892773
Website
https://www.cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
East Sussex
Local authority code
845

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 436 schools in East Sussex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

436

Open schools

220

Closed schools

216

Primary schools

231

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 September 20234 July 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 28 September 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      28 September 2023
      Inspected
      4 July 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    54.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 83

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    54

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary231 (53.0%)
    • Secondary54 (12.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other151 (34.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Chalvington School382 mNot applicableClosed
    Pilgrims School667 mNot applicableClosed
    St. John's School (Seaford)715 mNot applicableClosed
    Bowden House School762 mNot applicableOpen
    Newlands Manor School828 mNot applicableClosed
    Seaford Primary School921 mPrimaryOpen
    Newlands School924 mNot applicableClosed
    Newlands Pre-Preparatory School924 mNot applicableClosed
    Chyngton School988 mPrimaryClosed
    Chyngton School988 mPrimaryOpen
    • Chalvington School
      Distance
      382 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Pilgrims School
      Distance
      667 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St. John's School (Seaford)
      Distance
      715 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Bowden House School
      Distance
      762 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (East Sussex)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alfriston SchoolPrimaryBN26 5XBOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary School, BexhillPrimaryTN39 5HAOpen
    All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimaryTN35 5JUOpen
    All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimaryTN35 5JUClosed
    All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryTN21 9AEOpen
    • Alfriston School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN26 5XB
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TN39 5HA
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Junior Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TN35 5JU
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TN35 5JU
      Status
      Closed
    Newlands Manor School
    Distance
    828 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Seaford Primary School
    Distance
    921 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Newlands School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Newlands Pre-Preparatory School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Chyngton School
    Distance
    988 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Chyngton School
    Distance
    988 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TN21 9AE
    Status
    Open