Buxted CofE Primary School
Hurstwood Road, Buxted, Uckfield, TN22 4BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Head
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Federation
- South Ashdown Federation
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 114493
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825733185
About this school
Buxted CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Uckfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 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 3 February 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 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 52% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 63% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 56% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Buxted CofE Primary 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 | 57% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buxted CofE Primary School compares
Buxted CofE Primary School ranked 117th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 4.8% | 11.5% | 192 | — |
| Bonners CofE School | 76% | 6.1% | 23.5% | 145 | 1.2 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 21.8% | 399 | 1.2 miles |
| Rocks Park Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 207 | 1.8 miles |
| High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 101 | 1.8 miles |
| Framfield Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 85 | 1.9 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)
- 11.52%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 8.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bonners CofE School1.2 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Manor Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Rocks Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Framfield Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Uckfield
Other schools in Uckfield
Buxted CofE Primary School ranks 11th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Uckfield.
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bonners CofE School Primary
- Fletching Church of England Primary School Primary
- Framfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School Primary
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Horsted Church of England Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Nutley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rocks Park Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buxted CofE Primary School teach?
- Buxted CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Uckfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Buxted CofE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Buxted CofE Primary School is Mrs Karen Head, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buxted CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buxted CofE Primary 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 Buxted CofE Primary School?
- Buxted CofE Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buxted CofE Primary School full?
- Buxted CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Buxted CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Buxted CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Buxted CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buxted CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Buxted CofE Primary School?
- Buxted CofE Primary School is part of the South Ashdown Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Buxted CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buxted CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Buxted CofE Primary School ranked 117th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buxted CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Buxted CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buxted CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buxted CofE Primary 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.