High Cliff Academy

General Information

Address: Southdown Road, Newhaven, BN9 9FD
Phone: 01273041471
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Megan West
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 154
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 57
% eligible for free school meals: 37.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

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About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #1 of 14 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1High Cliff AcademyOutstanding
#2Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#3Chyngton SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1High Cliff AcademyOutstanding
#2Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#3Chyngton SchoolGood
#4Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#5Hamsey Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Meridian Community Primary School and NurseryGood
#7Plumpton Primary SchoolGood
#8Ringmer Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#9Seaford Primary SchoolGood
#10South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Southover CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Wallands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Western Road Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £4,509 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #20 of 22 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#18Annecy Catholic Primary School£5,815
#19Seaford Primary School£5,629
#20High Cliff Academy£4,509
#21Breakwater Academy£4,436
#22Ringmer Primary and Nursery School£3,208

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Firle Church of England Primary School£11,733
#2Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School£8,960
#3Denton Community Primary School and Nursery£8,643
#4Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery£8,171
#5Peacehaven Heights Academy£7,820
#6Telscombe Cliffs Academy£7,629
#7Harbour Primary and Nursery School£7,283
#8Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School£7,278
#9Southover CofE Primary School£7,048
#10Plumpton Primary School£7,011
#11Chyngton School£6,910
#12South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School£6,896
#13Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery£6,405
#14Newick Church of England Primary School£6,191
#15Cradle Hill Community Primary School£6,145
#16Western Road Community Primary School£6,124
#17Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£5,943
#18Annecy Catholic Primary School£5,815
#19Seaford Primary School£5,629
#20High Cliff Academy£4,509
#21Breakwater Academy£4,436
#22Ringmer Primary and Nursery School£3,208

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