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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN8 5DNBarcombe Church of England Primary School
Primary

Barcombe Church of England Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN8 5DN http://www.barcombe.e-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
125
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
125
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
125
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Barcombe Church of England Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
44%
-17pp
94%69%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
13%
-9pp
32%23%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
56%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
31%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.86
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
125
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Barcombe Cross, Lewes, BN8 5DN
Local authority
East Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2544%13%56%19%56%13%50%13%63%31%103.0102.0100.016%125
2023/2461%22%83%44%72%28%72%33%78%78%106.0104.0105.015%138
2022/2368%21%89%63%79%21%74%47%68%84%111.0107.0110.0+4.80+1.40+1.6013%136
2018/1984%32%89%47%89%32%89%58%95%79%109.0111.0110.0+1.10-0.20+2.7012%131
2017/1894%18%94%41%94%35%100%53%94%94%109.0110.0108.0+3.00+2.70+5.3011%131
2016/1791%9%91%64%100%9%100%55%100%100%110.0110.0111.0+5.30+1.20+5.409%127

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512518.916%4%9%3%4%
2023/2413823.715%3%13%5%11%
2022/2313623.213%3%16%4%8%
2021/2213520.713%0%14%6%8%
2020/2113422.110%0%11%
2018/1913118.612%0%8%4%3%
2017/1813122.111%0%7%4%3%
2016/1712717.49%0%6%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.