Polegate Primary School
Oakleaf Drive, Polegate, BN26 6PT
689 pupils · 109% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2020, published 6 February 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 88 | 84 | 165 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 86 | 82 | 164 | 86 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 91 | 173 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 98 | 177 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 114 | 188 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 95 | 161 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 94 | 169 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 97 | 163 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Willingdon Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Oakwood Primary Academy 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stone Cross School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkland Infant School 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parkland Junior School 3.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Hankham Primary School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.