Stone Cross School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Pevensey, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.86 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
Stone Cross School is a primary school in Pevensey, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 December 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Stone Cross 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 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 0.21 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.08 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 0.86 miles away, the 9th shortest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- 16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 34.7%.
- Reception 2026 had 67 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, BN24 5EF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 December 2023
Strengths
- “There is a warm and caring atmosphere at Stone Cross School.”
- “Pupils are proud to be members of the school community.”
- “Pupils demonstrate the school’s values of honesty, enthusiasm, aspiration, respect and tolerance through their excellent conduct and positive attitudes to learning.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, these adaptations are not refined well enough to deepen the learning of pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 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) | 53% | 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: 67 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.
- Shinewater Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hankham Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- West Rise Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Heron Park Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkland Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkland Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Langney Primary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published