Breakwater Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Newhaven, 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.
Breakwater Academy is a primary school in Newhaven, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Breakwater 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 place for Reception in 2026, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 19 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, 3rd lowest of 134 East Sussex primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 2024/25: 81% 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.
- The school has 14.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.4 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
- Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 144 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Parents and carers say that children ‘come on in leaps and bounds’ at Breakwater Academy.”
- “Pupils work hard, meet expectations and are justifiably proud of their achievements.”
- “They explain enthusiastically that there is ‘lots to learn’.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, this is not sufficiently well adapted so that all pupils, such as those who find reading difficult, can access it and be successful.”
- “Methods of checking knowledge in other subjects are not yet as well developed as they are in English and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 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) | 81% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 10 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.
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High Cliff Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Peacehaven Heights Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Seaford Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cradle Hill Community Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published