Stone Cross School
Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, BN24 5EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Clements
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 114484
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323461002
About this school
Stone Cross School is a community primary school in Pevensey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 77% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Stone Cross 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 | 45% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stone Cross School compares
Stone Cross School ranked 95th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5% | 14.9% | 419 | — |
| Shinewater Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 45.7% | 393 | 0.5 miles |
| Hankham Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 28% | 107 | 0.8 miles |
| West Rise Primary School and Nursery | — | 6.5% | 26.4% | 607 | 1.2 miles |
| Heron Park Primary Academy | 41% | 7.6% | 44.4% | 303 | 1.2 miles |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | 57% | 6.8% | 44% | 300 | 1.3 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)
- 14.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 9.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shinewater Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Hankham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Pevensey
-
West Rise Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Heron Park Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Oakwood Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Pevensey
- Hankham Primary School Primary
- Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stone Cross School teach?
- Stone Cross School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Pevensey.
- Who is the headteacher of Stone Cross School?
- The headteacher of Stone Cross School is Mrs Emma Clements, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stone Cross School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stone Cross 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 big is Stone Cross School?
- Stone Cross School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stone Cross School full?
- Stone Cross School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), 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 Stone Cross School a faith school?
- No. Stone Cross School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stone Cross School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stone Cross School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stone Cross School'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 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stone Cross School rank locally?
- Stone Cross School ranked 95th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stone Cross School's absence rate?
- Stone Cross School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stone Cross School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stone Cross 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.