Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Lexden Road, Seaford, BN25 3BA
661 pupils · 105% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2023, published 28 September 2023. 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 | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“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 — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 74 | 124 | 75 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 83 | 155 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 93 | 144 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 81 | 80 | 157 | 81 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 85 | 71 | 129 | 83 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 74 | 72 | 130 | 74 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 83 | 146 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 79 | 73 | 141 | 77 |
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
- Seaford Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chyngton School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Annecy Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alfriston School 4.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 4.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School 4.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.