Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery

General Information

Address: Battle Road, Punnetts Town, Heathfield, TN21 9DE
Phone: 01435830361
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Kinsella
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 121
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 6
% eligible for free school meals: 5.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.5%
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: 16.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £7,629 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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 #16 of 45 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#14Bonners CofE School & Nursery£7,860
#15Frant Church of England Primary School£7,720
#16Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery£7,629
#17High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School£7,527
#18Ninfield Church of England Primary School£7,226

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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.

#1Fletching Church of England Primary School£11,601
#2Nutley Church of England Primary School£9,886
#3St Mark's Church of England Primary School£9,713
#4Five Ashes CofE Primary School£9,688
#5Laughton Community Primary School£9,440
#6Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School£8,896
#7Alfriston School£8,755
#8East Hoathly CofE Primary School£8,639
#9Jarvis Brook Primary School£8,573
#10St Michael's Primary School£8,567
#11All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School£8,498
#12Framfield Church of England Primary School£8,188
#13Danehill Church of England Primary School£7,954
#14Bonners CofE School & Nursery£7,860
#15Frant Church of England Primary School£7,720
#16Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery£7,629
#17High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School£7,527
#18Ninfield Church of England Primary School£7,226
#19Hankham Primary School£7,186
#20Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery£7,120
#21Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery£7,066
#22Mayfield Church of England Primary School£7,040
#23Little Horsted Church of England Primary School£6,958
#24Blackboys Church of England Primary School£6,654
#25Rotherfield Primary School£6,578
#26Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School£6,555
#27Ashdown Primary School£6,431
#28Manor Primary School£6,283
#29Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School£6,228
#30Buxted CofE Primary School£6,224
#31Polegate Primary School£6,224
#32St Marys Catholic Primary School£6,110
#33Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School£6,089
#34Stone Cross School£6,082
#35Parkside Community Primary School£6,072
#36Willingdon Primary School£6,059
#37Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School£5,984
#38Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School£5,947
#39St Philip's Catholic Primary School£5,852
#40Maynards Green Community Primary School£5,838
#41Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School£5,640
#42Rocks Park Primary School£5,559
#43St John's Church of England Primary School£5,448
#44Hawkes Farm Academy£3,887
#45White House Academy£3,702

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