Breakwater Academy is a primary school located in Newhaven. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT
Website: https://breakwateracademy.org/
Telephone: 01273514300
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Zoe Griffiths
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143120

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.6 to 1
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Breakwater Academy
Valley Road , BN9 9UT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Harbour Primary and Nursery School
Church Hill , BN9 9LX 		3out of 4 638 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
High Cliff Academy
Southdown Road , BN9 9FD 		4out of 4 870 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Acacia Road , Denton BN9 0QJ 		3out of 4 2,115 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Roderick Avenue North , BN10 8BZ 		3out of 4 2,694 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Seahaven Academy
Haven Way , BN9 9TD 		3out of 4 818 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Peacehaven Community School
Greenwich Way , BN10 8RB 		3out of 4 2,583 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School South
Hilltop House , Palmerston Road BN9 0NS 		- not rated 2,676 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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