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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN7 1JBWestern Road Community Primary School
Primary

Western Road Community Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Lewes · BN7 1JB www.western-road.eschools.co.uk/

Pupils
211
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Western Road Community Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-13pp
87%79%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
10%
-7pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB
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%10%90%50%80%13%77%33%90%87%110.0106.0109.010%211
2023/2483%17%90%43%87%20%90%33%83%83%109.0107.0109.012%211
2022/2383%3%97%66%86%3%93%38%86%90%111.0108.0112.0+4.20-1.00+2.007%207
2018/1987%17%90%67%87%20%90%33%90%90%112.0109.0111.0+2.20-2.10-1.508%206
2017/1870%10%90%53%70%23%93%37%93%87%111.0108.0108.0+4.00-1.40+2.009%205
2016/1767%7%80%43%83%7%77%27%90%77%107.0104.0105.0+2.20+0.20-0.208%199

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
2024/2521121.510%5%7%5%10%
2023/2421121.512%3%7%5%8%
2022/2320722.37%3%5%6%16%
2021/2220621.99%2%6%5%12%
2020/2120720.56%2%6%
2018/1920624.08%2%8%4%3%
2017/1820520.49%2%8%5%8%
2016/1719917.98%4%12%5%14%

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