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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN7 2HSSouth Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Primary

South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN7 2HS www.southmalling.com

Pupils
228
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School · Primary · East Sussex

Finance£6896 spend / pupil£6636 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+17pp
72%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.86
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
228
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Lewes, BN7 2HS
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
2024/2567%0%90%50%80%7%73%23%93%83%108.0105.0106.020%228
2023/2450%0%71%29%61%7%71%21%68%64%105.0104.0104.021%237
2022/2351%7%73%22%63%7%63%12%75%56%105.0102.0103.0-1.10-2.40-4.0021%262
2018/1972%6%84%28%84%13%78%13%91%91%105.0104.0106.0-0.40-1.30-2.5013%255
2017/1863%9%77%27%82%9%77%18%77%82%106.0103.0105.0-0.70-1.50-1.1017%291
2016/1764%14%79%39%71%18%79%29%82%79%106.0104.0106.0-0.20-3.00-2.1014%297

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
2024/2522821.520%6%19%5%11%
2023/2423721.421%6%22%6%11%
2022/2326223.421%5%24%5%13%
2021/2225020.816%4%23%6%14%
2020/2124820.714%4%22%
2018/1925521.213%2%15%4%8%
2017/1829121.417%4%17%4%7%
2016/1729721.814%4%18%4%9%

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