West Rise Junior School
Chaffinch Road, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 7SL
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by West Rise Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Muller
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 114467
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
West Rise Junior School was a community primary school in Eastbourne. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 356 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Rise Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 22% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 59% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 56% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 42% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.20 | - | - |
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 West Rise Junior 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 | 19% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Rise Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6.2% | 35.1% | 356 | — |
| West Rise Primary School and Nursery | — | 6.5% | 26.4% | 607 | 0.0 miles |
| Langney Primary Academy | 53% | 4.8% | 32.2% | 465 | 0.5 miles |
| Shinewater Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 45.7% | 393 | 0.7 miles |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | 57% | 6.2% | 37.4% | 335 | 0.9 miles |
| Heron Park Primary Academy | 41% | 7.6% | 44.4% | 303 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.11%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 18.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Rise Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Langney Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Shinewater Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Tollgate Community Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Heron Park Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Infant School Primary
- Parkland Junior School Primary
- Pashley Down Infant School Primary
- Roselands Infants' School Primary
- Shinewater Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Rise Junior School teach?
- West Rise Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Has West Rise Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Rise Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Rise Junior School?
- West Rise Junior School had 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have West Rise Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 19% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are West Rise Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Rise Junior 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 8 July 2025.