Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, BN10 8BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire Westcott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 449
- URN
- 114475
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273584212
About this school
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Peacehaven. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 449 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 87 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 47% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 74% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 64% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 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 | 45% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 493 |
| 2023/24 | 472 |
| 2024/25 | 456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 127th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 | 31% | 6.2% | 27.5% | 449 | — |
| Peacehaven Heights Academy | 79% | 6.6% | 37.5% | 339 | 0.6 miles |
| Telscombe Cliffs Academy | 62% | 5.6% | 21.1% | 521 | 0.8 miles |
| Breakwater Academy | 81% | 4.6% | 46% | 144 | 1.5 miles |
| Harbour Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 7.2% | 40% | 473 | 1.9 miles |
| High Cliff Academy | 76% | 7.2% | 35.8% | 154 | 2.0 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)
- 27.49%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peacehaven Heights Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peacehaven
-
Telscombe Cliffs Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peacehaven
-
Breakwater Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Newhaven
-
Harbour Primary and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Newhaven
-
High Cliff Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Newhaven
Other schools in Peacehaven
- Peacehaven Heights Academy Primary
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy Primary
- Peacehaven Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Peacehaven.
- Who is the headteacher of Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is Ms Claire Westcott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery, 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 Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery has 449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 449 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 127th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery'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.