Alfriston School
North Road, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Hudson
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 114385
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323870203
About this school
Alfriston School is a community primary school in Polegate. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 85 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alfriston School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 67% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 87% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 80% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alfriston School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alfriston School compares
Alfriston School ranked 92nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 85 | — |
| Chyngton School | 65% | 6% | 29.1% | 332 | 2.4 miles |
| Cradle Hill Community Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 661 | 2.6 miles |
| Seaford Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 11.5% | 393 | 3.1 miles |
| Annecy Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 189 | 3.2 miles |
| Willingdon Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 15.3% | 421 | 3.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 18.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chyngton School2.4 miles
Primary · Seaford
-
Cradle Hill Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Seaford
-
Seaford Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Seaford
-
Annecy Catholic Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Seaford
-
Willingdon Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Polegate
- Polegate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alfriston School teach?
- Alfriston School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Polegate.
- Who is the headteacher of Alfriston School?
- The headteacher of Alfriston School is Mrs Lindsey Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alfriston School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alfriston School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alfriston School?
- Alfriston School has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Alfriston School full?
- Alfriston School has capacity for 105 pupils and 85 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alfriston School a faith school?
- No. Alfriston School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alfriston School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alfriston School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alfriston School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alfriston School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Alfriston School ranked 92nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alfriston School's absence rate?
- Alfriston School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alfriston School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alfriston School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.