Shinewater Primary School
About the school
Shinewater Primary School 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
- 16 June 2026
- Published
- 20 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 53%
- East Sussex
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 5%
- East Sussex
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 70%
- East Sussex
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 60%
- East Sussex
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 68%
- East Sussex
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 57%
- East Sussex
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 15%
- East Sussex
- 19%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 75%
- East Sussex
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- East Sussex
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- East Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- 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
419
Girls
49.64%
Boys
50.36%
SEN support
24.58%
Education, health and care plan
3.10%
English as an additional language
8.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.69%
Overall absence
6.87
Persistent absence
21.37