Robsack Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · St Leonards-on-Sea, 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.
Robsack Wood Primary School is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Robsack Wood 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 23.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 32.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th 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
- Whatlington Way, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9TE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “They feel safe and are eager to learn.”
- “Pupils play enthusiastically at social times when there is always plenty to interest them.”
- “Teachers have high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is not as well organised in other subjects.”
- “For example, in languages and music recent changes to the curriculum have not been thoroughly embedded.”
- “In these subjects, therefore, pupils do not learn as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2022 (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) | 60% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 31 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.
- Churchwood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollington Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published