St Michael's Primary School
Station Road, Hartfield, TN7 4BP
74 pupils · 70% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 5.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 10 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 6 | 18 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 10 | 22 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 5 | 6 | 19 | 5 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 13 | 31 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 10 | 24 | 12 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St John's Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School 5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Langton Green Primary School 5.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.