Ore Village Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hastings, 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ore Village Primary Academy is a primary school in Hastings, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Ore Village Primary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
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 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.6 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
- Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 274 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Adults rightly take a keen interest in the welfare of pupils.”
- “Pupils trust adults and are looked after well.”
- “They form very positive relationships with one another and show a genuine care for their friends.”
To improve
- “While pupils in mixed-age classes develop their knowledge well overall, this is at times not as challenging in other subjects as it is in English and mathematics.”
- “This means some older pupils in mixed-age classes do not learn as deeply as they could.”
- “This is more established in reading and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 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) | 65% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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.
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Dudley Infant Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Baird Primary 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published