St Michael's Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hartfield, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Michael's Primary School is a primary school in Hartfield, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 2.75 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 10 March 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, from 31 October 2023, was Requires improvement.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- For Reception 2026 there were 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- Of 74 pupils on roll in January 2026, 5.4% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 16%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Withyham, Hartfield, TN7 4BP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 74 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils love the small size of their school and build positive relationships across year groups.”
- “For example, children in the Reception year often choose to sit with older friends during calm and happy lunchtimes in the dining hall.”
- “Pupils feel their school is a special place.”
To improve
- “Leaders know attendance has been lower than national figures in recent years and are taking appropriate action to address this.”
- “Handwriting among older pupils is less consistent because they have had proportionately less time using the scheme.”
- “The previous inspection identified that the school’s curriculum needed further development.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (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) | 71% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 4.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published