Breakwater Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Valley Road
 Newhaven
 East Sussex BN9 9UT
Telephone: 01273 514300

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Meeching Valley Primary School
Trust: STEP Academy Trust
Sponsor: STEP Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Sally Franceschi (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Zoe Griffiths
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 9.77 / 4.61
Non-teaching Staff*: 11.2
Number of pupils: 163
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.7
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 45.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 22.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 33.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: East Sussex
Constituency: Lewes
Electoral Ward: Newhaven North
School Number: 8452021

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st May 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Harbour Primary and Nursery School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Seahaven Academy (0.7km) show on map
  3. High Cliff Academy (0.8km) show on map
  4. Denton Community Primary School and Nursery (1.9km) show on map
  5. Peacehaven Community School (2.4km) show on map
  6. Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery (2.6km) show on map
  7. Peacehaven Heights Academy (2.9km) show on map
  8. Telscombe Cliffs Academy (3.5km) show on map
  9. Bowden House School (5.0km) show on map
  10. Seaford Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  11. Cradle Hill Community Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  12. Saltdean Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  13. Northease Manor School (5.7km) show on map
  14. Annecy Catholic Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  15. Seaford Head School (6.2km) show on map
  16. Chyngton School (6.5km) show on map
  17. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (6.7km) show on map
  18. Cuckmere House School (6.8km) show on map
  19. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (6.9km) show on map
  20. Firle Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  21. Compass Community School Pinetree Park (7.7km) show on map
  22. Longhill High School (7.8km) show on map
  23. Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary ... (8.1km) show on map
  24. Oxford International College, Brighton (8.4km) show on map
  25. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (8.4km) show on map
  26. Alfriston School (8.4km) show on map
  27. Priory School (8.5km) show on map
  28. Western Road Community Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  29. Southover CofE Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  30. Roedean School (8.9km) show on map
  31. Lewes Old Grammar School (9.0km) show on map
  32. Downs View Special School (9.4km) show on map
  33. Woodingdean Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  34. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School (9.9km) show on map
  35. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School (10.0km) show on map
  36. City Academy Whitehawk (10.7km) show on map
  37. St Mark's CofE Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  38. Brighton College Prep School (10.8km) show on map
  39. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (11.0km) show on map
  40. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  41. Ringmer Primary and Nursery School (11.2km) show on map
  42. St. John's College (Brighton) (11.3km) show on map
  43. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Ch... (11.4km) show on map
  44. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (11.5km) show on map
  45. King's Academy Ringmer (11.5km) show on map
  46. Brighton College (11.5km) show on map
  47. St Luke's Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  48. Queen's Park Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  49. Elm Grove Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  50. Coombe Road Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  51. Royal Spa Nursery School (12.0km) show on map
  52. Moulsecoomb Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  53. St Martin's CofE Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  54. Tarnerland Nursery School (12.2km) show on map
  55. Fairlight Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  56. Carlton Hill Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  57. Kings Brighton (12.7km) show on map
  58. Hamsey Community Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  59. Hertford Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  60. Central Hub Brighton (12.8km) show on map
  61. Downs Infant School (12.9km) show on map
  62. Middle Street Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  63. Downs Junior School (13.1km) show on map
  64. Laughton Community Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  65. Coldean Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  66. St Paul's CofE Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  67. Team Domenica (13.3km) show on map
  68. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  69. Balfour Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  70. Varndean School (13.8km) show on map
  71. Stanford Junior School (13.8km) show on map
  72. Brighton Girls GDST (13.8km) show on map
  73. Carden Nursery and Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  74. Dorothy Stringer School (14.1km) show on map
  75. Varndean College (14.1km) show on map
  76. Stanford Infant School (14.2km) show on map
  77. Bede's Senior School (14.2km) show on map
  78. Windlesham School (14.2km) show on map
  79. Park Mead Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  80. Brunswick Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  81. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (14.4km) show on map
  82. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (14.4km) show on map
  83. Plumpton College (14.5km) show on map
  84. Willingdon Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  85. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (14.5km) show on map
  86. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  87. Willingdon Community School (14.6km) show on map
  88. The Montessori Place (14.6km) show on map
  89. Barcombe Church of England Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  90. Patcham High School (14.8km) show on map
  91. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (14.8km) show on map
  92. Patcham Junior School (15.0km) show on map
  93. Patcham Infant School (15.0km) show on map
  94. Drive Preparatory School (15.1km) show on map
  95. Pashley Down Infant School (15.2km) show on map
  96. Polegate Primary School (15.2km) show on map
  97. The South Downs School (15.3km) show on map
  98. Downs View Life Skills College (15.3km) show on map
  99. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  100. Ocklynge Junior School (15.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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