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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN8 6LFFirle Church of England Primary School
Primary

Firle Church of England Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN8 6LF www.firleschool.co.uk/

Pupils
54
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
14%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
54
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
14%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
54
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Firle 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
14%
-29pp
63%39%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
43%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
43%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
43%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
43%
SPAG higher standard
0%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
54
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
The Street, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF
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
2024/2514%0%43%43%43%0%43%0%71%43%102.0100.098.026%54
2023/2443%0%64%21%43%21%50%21%86%50%103.099.0103.027%62
2022/2322%0%67%22%33%0%44%0%78%33%106.098.097.0-2.90-6.70-3.7016%79
2018/1963%0%75%50%88%13%63%25%100%75%105.0103.0104.0SuppressedSuppressedSuppressed13%68
2017/1858%8%75%33%67%17%83%8%92%67%104.0104.0103.0-0.80-2.50-0.5012%88
2016/1736%0%64%27%82%0%55%0%82%64%102.099.0103.0-4.40-1.80-5.8013%90

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
2024/255415.126%0%19%9%27%
2023/246215.127%0%18%9%32%
2022/237920.616%6%25%8%38%
2021/227418.516%4%20%9%36%
2020/216516.322%5%14%
2018/196812.713%3%9%6%13%
2017/188816.112%0%10%5%13%
2016/179016.513%0%10%5%16%

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