Ore Village Primary Academy
Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Campbell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 139683
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424422979
About this school
Ore Village Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hastings. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ore Village Primary Academy, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 43 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 58% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 60% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 42% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Ore Village Primary Academy 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 | 42% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 335 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ore Village Primary Academy compares
Ore Village Primary Academy ranked 62nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 8.3% | 65.2% | 274 | — |
| Sandown Primary School and Nursery | 81% | 4% | 42.1% | 472 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints CofE Junior Academy | 63% | 5.4% | 31.8% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| Dudley Infant Academy | — | 6% | 31% | 169 | 1.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Mulberry Baird Primary | 56% | 7.8% | 50.5% | 276 | 1.2 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)
- 65.15%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.28%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandown Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
All Saints CofE Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Dudley Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Mulberry Baird Primary1.2 miles
Primary · Hastings
Other schools in Hastings
Ore Village Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Hastings.
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy Primary
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dudley Infant Academy Primary
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Baird Primary Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Westfield School Primary
- Ark Alexandra Academy Secondary
- Mulberry Academy Hastings Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ore Village Primary Academy teach?
- Ore Village Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hastings.
- Who is the headteacher of Ore Village Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ore Village Primary Academy is Mrs Jo Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ore Village Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ore Village Primary Academy, 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 Ore Village Primary Academy?
- Ore Village Primary Academy has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ore Village Primary Academy full?
- Ore Village Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 274 on roll (65%), 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 Ore Village Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ore Village Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ore Village Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ore Village Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ore Village Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ore Village Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ore Village Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ore Village Primary Academy compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Ore Village Primary Academy ranked 62nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ore Village Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ore Village Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ore Village Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ore Village Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.