Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Heathfield. 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 05/03/2015. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield

School Information

Address: Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield, TN21 0XG
Website: www.crossinhandschool.com/
Telephone: 01435862941
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Massheder
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114496

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 367
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 175

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School
Sheepsetting Lane , Cross in Hand TN21 0XG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Parkside Community Primary School
Beechwood Lane , TN21 8QQ
4out of 4 1,895 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School
School Hill , Old Heathfield TN21 9AE
3out of 4 2,640 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Maynards Green Community Primary School
Maynards Green , TN21 0DD
4out of 4 2,948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heathfield Community College
Cade Street , TN21 8RJ
3out of 4 2,710 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.