Crowhurst CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Battle, 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.
Crowhurst CofE Primary School is a primary school in Battle, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 March 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Crowhurst CofE 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 | 2.12 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.18 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 2.13 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 7 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, though every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest 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
- Forewood Lane, Crowhurst, Battle, TN33 9AJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 March 2022
Strengths
- “Crowhurst Church of England Primary School is a small, friendly school where pupils feel they belong.”
- “Staff build warm relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “The school's values of kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, perseverance and resilience shape everyday life.”
To improve
- “In some classes, variations in the quality of teaching mean that pupils do not learn as consistently well as they could.”
- “Pupils acquire much of the knowledge and skills needed for the next stage of their education, although this is not consistent across all subjects and groups of pupils.”
- “Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery, teaching and the effective adaptation of teaching mean that some pupils do not learn as successfully as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 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) | 73% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Robsack Wood Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchwood Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Catsfield Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hollington Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published