Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School, Hastings

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The wider personal development of pupils is a real strength of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils develop appropriate knowledge and skills across subjects and can talk confidently about what they have learned."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Typically, most pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate oversight of their curriculum and teaching in the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff have undertaken considerable work to develop their early years provision at the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a culture where inclusion and adaptive practice are central to their school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of the strengths of their school and the areas they want to develop."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff's use of assessment is consistently sharp, so that any misconceptions in pupils' understanding or work can be identified and remedied rapidly. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that foundational elements in older pupils' writing are routinely identified and corrected, to build upon and reinforce the effective teaching of these concepts lower down the school"; "Leaders need to continue to develop and embed their work to support pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and other barriers to wellbeing, in attending more fully".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 83% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School are Ore Village Primary Academy (1.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Sandown Primary School and Nursery (1.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 91% maths); Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery (2.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); and All Saints CofE Junior Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths).

Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (23.7%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Three Oaks Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).

In 2024/25, Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.