Staplecross Methodist Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Robertsbridge, 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.
Staplecross Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Robertsbridge, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Staplecross Methodist 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 | 3.32 mi |
| 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 | 4.97 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 25% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 2 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd 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
- Bodiam Road, Staplecross, Bodiam Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5QD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 88 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school has a strong sense of community.”
- “They recommend books for their friends to read, organise games and ensure that pupils have someone to play with at breaktimes.”
- “Older pupils also act as role models for children in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the tasks that teachers select are not always matched to the ambition of the curriculum.”
- “As a result, a small number of pupils do not learn some important knowledge and vocabulary as well as they could.”
- “However, in some areas, the school is not precisely checking what impact this is having.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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.
- Bodiam Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Salehurst Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brede Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery 4.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Beckley Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published