St Philip's Catholic Primary School
High Street, New Town, Uckfield, TN22 5DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah McCurdy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 114569
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825762032
About this school
St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Uckfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 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
- 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 | 31 | 17 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 71% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 76% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 82% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 St Philip's Catholic 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 | 74% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Philip's Catholic Primary School compares
St Philip's Catholic Primary School ranked 74th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 213 | — |
| Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School | 76% | 4.3% | 12% | 267 | 0.3 miles |
| Rocks Park Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 21.8% | 399 | 0.8 miles |
| Little Horsted Church of England Primary School | 35% | 6.6% | 16% | 86 | 1.4 miles |
| Framfield Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 85 | 1.5 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)
- 14.78%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 11.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Rocks Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Little Horsted Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Framfield Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Uckfield
Other schools in Uckfield
St Philip's Catholic Primary School ranks 9th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Uckfield.
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bonners CofE School Primary
- Buxted CofE Primary 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
Common questions
- What year groups does St Philip's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Uckfield.
- Who is the headteacher of St Philip's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Philip's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Sarah McCurdy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Philip's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Philip's Catholic 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 St Philip's Catholic Primary School?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Philip's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), 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 St Philip's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Philip's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Does St Philip's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Philip's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Philip's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Philip's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School ranked 74th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 St Philip's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Philip's Catholic 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 St Philip's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Philip's Catholic 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.