West Rise Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary school in Eastbourne, South East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 607 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 630.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (29 Jan 2025). Admissions data records 64 first-preference applications and 67 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Good
Based on 29 Jan 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 29 Jan 2025: Standards maintained
Published 8 Sept 2015.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | East Sussex |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 67 |
| First-preference applications | 64 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 145 |
| First-preference offers | 64 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
KS2 results are not available in this profile.
21.4 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.83% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.68% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 88% |
| White other | 4.1% |
| Mixed | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.2% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
93% would recommend this school
44 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 98% |
| Feels safe | 97% |
| Well behaved pupils | 95% |
| Bullying dealt with | 14% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 100% |
| Concerns dealt with | 59% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 84% |
| Child does well | 96% |
| Progress updates | 91% |
| Subject range | 98% |
| Clubs & activities | 91% |
| Personal development | 89% |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:10 |
| Breakfast club | 07:45-08:45 |
| After-school care | 15:10-17:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
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