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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN6 8TUDitchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Ditchling · BN6 8TU ditchlingprimary.co.uk

Pupils
224
cap. 161
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

Finance£5943 spend / pupil£5603 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
81%
+2pp
81%77%73%
'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
19%
+15pp
20%12%4%
'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
94%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 103.86
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TU
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
2024/2581%19%84%58%94%29%90%39%97%90%110.0109.0107.013%224
2023/2479%4%88%17%79%25%79%29%92%71%107.0106.0105.013%192
2022/2373%20%80%43%87%27%90%30%93%83%107.0105.0107.0+1.50+2.10-0.2011%187

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
2024/2522431.413%3%5%5%7%
2023/2419223.013%2%4%4%8%
2022/2318726.911%4%3%4%6%

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