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Annecy Catholic Primary School, Seaford

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Roman Catholic
Ages 4–11

Annecy Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Seaford, part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 132 schools in East Sussex with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Annecy Catholic Primary School in detail

Annecy Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We are delighted to offer you a warm welcome to our school family. Annecy Catholic Primary School is a unique, inspiring and welcoming school, in which our whole community of children, parents, staff and governors work together in a caring and supportive environment to help each child grow and develop."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and gardening.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Annecy Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 43% in reading and 50% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Annecy Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Annecy Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Annecy Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Annecy Catholic Primary School are Seaford Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); Chyngton School (0.8 miles, 80% reading, 71% maths); Cradle Hill Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths); and Alfriston School (3.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 77% maths).

Annecy Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Seaford Primary SchoolChyngton SchoolCradle Hill Community Primary SchoolAlfriston School

The trust

Annecy Catholic Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Bosco Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 18 schools in Bosco Catholic Education Trust

Who goes there

12.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 35 pupils (18.5%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Seaford Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Links Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Annecy Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Annecy Catholic Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lucie Hardy
Pupils:189
LA:East Sussex
Phone:01323894892
Address:Annecy Catholic Primary School, Sutton Avenue, Seaford, BN25 4LF
Trust:BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (18 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 3 July 2023View full report
URN:146786
UKPRN:10082246
Diocese:Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Constituency:Lewes
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

12.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+36ppMaths+33ppWriting+16pp

Reading has improved from 43% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 50% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 60% to 76% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.0

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

29.3

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Annecy Catholic Primary School.

  • SportsCool Brighton SHS320m away · Not yet graded
  • SportsCool Brighton SPS990m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Annecy Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see East Sussex's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Seaford Rail Station
962m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Links Road (adj)
129m · 2 min walk
Arundel Road (nr)
262m · 4 min walk
Seaford Head Lower School (o/s)
338m · 5 min walk
Seaford Head School (adj)
361m · 6 min walk
Chyngton Road (E-bound)
440m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Annecy Catholic Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

89%

Available places

187 pupils

210 places

23 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Seaford

Medium pressure
New homes approved:305
Projected new pupils:76

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Seaford

Across East Sussex council

Low demand council-wide0.83 applications per place

Places available

5,501

Applications

4,559

Got 1st preference

91.1%

Got preferred school

97.7%

All primary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

3 July 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
20 September 2017
Requires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

35

SEN Support

1

EHC Plans

19.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Speech, Language & Communication9
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
61.9%
Asian
12.1%
Black
10.1%
Mixed
6.9%
Other
1.1%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals12.7%
English as Additional Language22.2%

189

Total Pupils

89

Boys

100

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

17.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£41,825

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,459

Per pupil

£1095k

Total funding

£39k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£57,810
EAL funding£14,542
Lump sum£144,490

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.6%

Overall absence

13.1%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised4.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)13.1%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

3.0%
20/21
5.6%
21/22
7.3%
22/23
7.4%
23/24
5.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Annecy Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at Annecy Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is Annecy Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Annecy Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Annecy Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Annecy Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Annecy Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Annecy Catholic Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Annecy Catholic Primary School has around 189 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Annecy Catholic Primary School?

5.6% of sessions were missed at Annecy Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Annecy Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Annecy Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Annecy Catholic Primary School: SportsCool Brighton SHS (320m away, registered, not yet graded) and SportsCool Brighton SPS (990m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Annecy Catholic Primary School?

Annecy Catholic Primary School is at Annecy Catholic Primary School, Sutton Avenue, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4LF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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