Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Peacehaven, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.55 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Peacehaven, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 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 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.96 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.98 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.87 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last Reception child offered a place lived 0.55 miles away, the 6th shortest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2017, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- 31% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
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
- Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, BN10 8BZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this inclusive school community.”
- “They understand the school’s values of respect, honesty, kindness, strength and responsibility.”
- “Pupils demonstrate these through their exceptional behaviour, conduct and attitudes to learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, these checks are not as effective.”
- “Staff do not always check carefully enough that pupils understand the intended learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not always get the help they need to keep up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 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) | 31% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Peacehaven Heights Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Breakwater Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High Cliff Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southover CofE Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published