Ashdown Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Crowborough, East Sussex
Ashdown Primary School is a primary school in Crowborough, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Luxford Road, Crowborough, TN6 2HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 November 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders ensure that pupils experience a broad curriculum offer.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement from early years onwards.”
- “Staff make sure that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), usually achieve well.”
To improve
- “In the rest of the school, the teaching of mathematics is not as strong as it could be.”
- “As a result, pupils’ fluency with number is slower.”
- “However, the school recognises the need to strengthen communication with parents so that they are supported to fully engage with their child’s learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2026, as East Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published