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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN8 4SJHamsey Community Primary School
Primary

Hamsey Community Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN8 4SJ www.hamsey.e-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
95
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
95
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
95
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hamsey Community Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+3pp
73%68%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
20%
+3pp
20%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
70%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
95
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Cooksbridge, Lewes, BN8 4SJ
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
2024/2570%20%90%70%80%20%80%40%90%90%110.0108.0108.028%95
2023/2467%17%92%67%75%33%75%25%92%75%111.0104.0105.023%96
2022/2373%7%93%40%80%20%73%13%80%73%108.0102.0104.0+3.60+1.80-2.2022%97
2018/1962%8%92%31%85%8%69%23%92%77%107.0104.0105.0+5.50+1.70+2.0019%94
2017/1869%15%92%62%77%23%85%38%92%85%110.0105.0107.0+3.20-1.00-0.2016%90
2016/1775%13%88%56%75%19%81%13%81%75%109.0104.0105.0+4.00-0.60-0.2011%97

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
2024/259514.528%12%19%6%13%
2023/249613.323%12%17%7%24%
2022/239716.922%2%16%7%19%
2021/229918.629%4%18%6%14%
2020/2110519.923%5%19%
2018/199417.119%3%15%6%22%
2017/189015.616%3%19%6%17%
2016/179717.911%2%18%7%22%

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