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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN7 3EBPlumpton Primary School
Primary

Plumpton Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN7 3EB http://www.plumpton.e-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
130
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
130
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
130
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Plumpton Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-28pp
92%71%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
6%
-11pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
130
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Southdowns, Plumpton Green, Lewes, BN7 3EB
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
2024/2550%6%63%19%69%13%63%25%94%63%103.0103.0101.013%130
2023/2478%17%78%44%78%22%83%22%83%78%107.0104.0104.019%134
2022/2359%0%76%18%76%12%76%12%94%53%105.0103.0100.0-2.00-1.90-2.8017%127
2018/1992%15%100%85%100%23%92%46%92%100%112.0109.0110.0+4.20-0.30+1.7012%100
2017/1867%7%93%53%80%20%67%7%93%80%109.0102.0106.0+5.90+0.70-0.2013%101
2016/1782%0%91%36%82%9%82%36%82%82%107.0106.0105.0+10.90+7.50+8.7010%99

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
2024/2513022.713%4%8%4%10%
2023/2413423.919%2%8%6%18%
2022/2312720.317%2%6%6%10%
2021/2212420.611%0%7%6%13%
2020/2111819.111%1%8%
2018/1910020.012%1%10%4%4%
2017/1810118.613%1%5%4%3%
2016/179918.610%1%5%3%

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