High Cliff Academy
About the school
High Cliff Academy is an open primary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 June 2026
- Published
- 15 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 76%
- East Sussex
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- East Sussex
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 79%
- East Sussex
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 76%
- East Sussex
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 83%
- East Sussex
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 76%
- East Sussex
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 21%
- East Sussex
- 19%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 79%
- East Sussex
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- East Sussex
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- East Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- East Sussex
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
162
Girls
43.83%
Boys
56.17%
SEN support
22.84%
Education, health and care plan
3.70%
English as an additional language
8.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.80%
Overall absence
7.17
Persistent absence
17.28