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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN7 1JPSouthover CofE Primary School
Primary

Southover CofE Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN7 1JP https://www.southoverceprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
270
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
270
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
270
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Southover CofE Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-5pp
76%68%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
23%
+16pp
23%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
270
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Potters Lane, Lewes, BN7 1JP
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
2024/2560%23%77%53%70%33%60%30%77%67%110.0104.0107.022%270
2023/2465%7%77%38%82%13%73%23%78%73%106.0104.0107.016%310
2022/2363%8%85%42%75%13%71%25%83%75%108.0105.0105.0+2.50+0.20-0.4016%309
2018/1966%15%80%42%83%20%78%29%88%73%107.0106.0106.0+2.70+0.50+0.2011%376
2017/1876%10%84%45%86%19%81%22%88%78%109.0105.0107.0+2.30-0.10-1.0014%397
2016/1765%4%82%51%82%5%73%25%87%87%109.0104.0109.0+2.50-2.10-1.6015%362

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
2024/2527019.222%7%18%5%10%
2023/2431023.016%7%17%5%8%
2022/2330924.516%6%14%5%11%
2021/2231121.416%4%15%7%19%
2020/2134823.614%5%15%
2018/1937628.211%4%14%4%10%
2017/1839730.314%5%15%5%11%
2016/1736225.415%5%11%4%11%

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