Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Seaford, 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, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Cradle Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Seaford, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Cradle Hill Community 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 | 1.88 mi |
| 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 | 0.00 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 2.44 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Reception had 74 first-choice applications for 75 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 8 earlier years, and that distance swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- It has 24.5 pupils per teacher, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 19.3.
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
- Lexden Road, Seaford, BN25 3BA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 661 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at school.”
- “They enjoy learning how to look after their physical and emotional well-being.”
- “For example, by learning how to talk about their emotions and how to use self-regulation techniques.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is at varying stages of development.”
- “In some subjects, some pupils do not always achieve as well as they could.”
- “Furthermore, last year, the school’s published test results were not as strong as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (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) | 69% | 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: 74 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 74 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.
- Seaford Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chyngton School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Annecy Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfriston School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High Cliff Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Breakwater Academy 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published