Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Crowborough, 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.
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Crowborough, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Mark Cross Church of England Aided 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 | Not published |
| 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 3 of the 23 applications (13%) came from families living outside East Sussex, and 2 offers went to them.
- 3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 12.4% across 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
- Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 91 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “They happily join their classmates in the morning, ready for the day ahead.”
- “The youngest children in the school delight in learning and enjoy school just as much as the older pupils.”
- “Parents share their children’s enthusiasm.”
To improve
- “The curriculum is at an earlier stage of development in a small number of foundation subjects, such as history.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Further work is needed to ensure that the content of the curriculum in these subjects is as carefully identified as it is in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- Rotherfield Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayfield Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frant Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published