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Churchwood Primary School

Churchwood Primary School is a primary academy in St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom with 241 pupils, part of University of Brighton Academies Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 11 October 2022. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (closes 20 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Head
Rob Smith, Headteacher
Trust or group
University of Brighton Academies Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
241 pupils · 46% girls · 41.1% eligible for free school meals · 5.0% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
74 (30.7%) on SEN support · 12 (5.0%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
East Sussex
Location
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9PB, United Kingdom
Telephone
01424852326
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as University of Brighton Academies Trust.
Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Website
churchwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk
Register number
URN 141261 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 11 October 2022

Vacancies (1)

Teaching Assistant

Salary £12,663 to £13,484 a yearCloses 20 Nov

Part timeTeaching support

Churchwood Primary School are currently looking for experienced teaching assistant to join their support time, this position will be term time only, 39 weeks per year (please note…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2546%0%
2023/2434%0%
2022/2334%0%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
11 October 2022Graded inspectionGood

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2611.321.3–0£52,196
2024/2510.124.036%0£50,858
2023/2412.121.637%0£47,418
2022/2311.221.919%0£42,926
2021/2212.021.123%0£36,423
2020/2112.020.717%0£41,110
Earlier years (2014/15 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2012.120.617%0£36,406
2018/1911.122.816%0£38,810
2017/1811.521.43%0£38,081
2016/1711.122.627%0£37,399
2015/1611.519.524%0£35,111
2014/1511.418.221%0£33,889

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/267.5%2.7%21.7%2.2%
2024/257.0%1.8%25.8%1.1%
2023/247.6%2.0%28.1%0.5%
2022/237.7%1.6%28.1%1.6%
2021/229.4%2.9%34.0%0.5%
2020/214.3%1.0%11.1%0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.6%1.4%10.4%0.6%
2017/185.7%1.4%13.7%0.6%
2016/175.0%0.9%11.2%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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