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July, 2003

1. Results
2. Cricket
3. Building
4. Alice
5. Absence

1 RESULTS!
With just two and a half weeks to go, results are now in, and I'm sure you'll be interested to know just how we've done.

Results for 7 year olds
In Reading: 95% achieved Level 2 or above, with 35% achieving Level 3
In Writing: 93% achieved Level 2 or above, with 13% achieving Level 3
In Maths: 95% achieved Level 2 or above, with 60% achieving Level 3
(Level 3 is the standard broadly expected for most 9 year olds)

Results for 11 year olds
In English: 97% achieved Level 4 or above, with 52% achieving Level 5
In Maths: 89% achieved Level 4 or above with 45% achieving Level 5
In Science: 99% achieved Level 4 or above, with 59% achieving Level 5
(Level 5 is the standard broadly expected for most 13 year olds)

The following figures show the school's aggregate scores over the past three years, and give you some idea of the scale of improvement across all three subjects.

Year - Level 4 - Level 5
2000 - 246 - 63
2001 - 257 - 100
2002 - 257 - 117
2003 - 284 - 156

These results are nothing short of fantastic, and all the children deserve praise for their achievements, which are a clear reflection of hard work and exceptional teaching!

2 Cricketers' Success
Wet weather may have caused the odd problem with KS2 Sports Day, but it's done nothing to quell the success of our cricket team who are really on a roll and will play today in the finals held at the County ground in Hove.

3 Building Work
Work on the KS1 library will begin very shortly. It's estimated that this will take approximately nine weeks to complete so we hope that disruption to normal school life will be minimal. We certainly look forward to a much bigger library and a new medical room to boot.

4 We look forward to seeing you …
At our Open Evening on 14th July and at the Yr 5 / 6 performances of "Alice". (Please remember that admission to the latter is by ticket only and much as we'd like to accommodate more, numbers are limited by due concern for everyone's safety).

5 "Every Day Counts"
You'll be hearing more about this next year. Briefly, the County Council is still very concerned at the number of school days lost by pupils across the County. On average each child of primary age loses 12 days per year, which puts East Sussex well behind most other authorities in the country. Late arrival at school can also be very disruptive, and even lead to a pupil being marked with unauthorised absence, so please do ensure children arrive in good time for a prompt start at 8.55 am. Generally speaking, we are extraordinarily lucky with the support that so many of you give in this area.