Five Ashes CofE Primary School
Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Darren Gurr
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Federation
- The Weald Federation
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 114526
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825830395
About this school
Five Ashes CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Mayfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 53 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 45% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 64% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 73% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Five Ashes 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 | 45% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Five Ashes CofE Primary School compares
Five Ashes CofE Primary School ranked 5th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.1% | 22.8% | 53 | — |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 8.2% | 25.8% | 58 | 1.8 miles |
| Mayfield Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 18.7% | 133 | 2.3 miles |
| Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 379 | 2.6 miles |
| Jarvis Brook Primary School | 67% | 9.3% | 41.7% | 96 | 3.1 miles |
| Rotherfield Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 13.2% | 209 | 3.1 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)
- 22.81%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Mayfield Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Mayfield
-
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Jarvis Brook Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Crowborough
-
Rotherfield Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Crowborough
Other schools in Mayfield
- Mayfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mayfield School Independent schools
- Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Five Ashes CofE Primary School teach?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Mayfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Five Ashes CofE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Five Ashes CofE Primary School is Mr Darren Gurr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Five Ashes CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Five Ashes 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 Five Ashes CofE Primary School?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Five Ashes CofE Primary School full?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School has capacity for 64 pupils and 53 on roll (83%), 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 Five Ashes CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Five Ashes CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Five Ashes CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Five Ashes CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Five Ashes CofE Primary School?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School is part of the The Weald Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Five Ashes 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 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Five Ashes CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School ranked 5th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Five Ashes CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Five Ashes CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Five Ashes 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.