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EnglandSouth EastLewesRH17 7QNWivelsfield Primary School
Primary

Wivelsfield Primary School

Primary

Lewes · Wivelsfield Green · RH17 7QN www.wivelsfieldschool.org

Pupils
255
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
255
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wivelsfield Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-13pp
82%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
10%
+4pp
18%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
255
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
South Road, Wivelsfield Green, RH17 7QN
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
2024/2569%10%79%31%76%14%79%34%83%79%106.0106.0106.013%255
2023/2482%6%88%24%85%21%91%26%88%85%107.0106.0106.013%256
2022/2373%10%90%33%80%13%77%20%97%87%107.0105.0107.0+0.20-1.20-0.7013%221
2018/1979%18%89%39%89%21%82%25%89%86%107.0106.0107.0+0.70-0.80-1.2014%209
2017/1875%17%83%33%83%25%79%33%75%75%107.0105.0106.0+0.30-0.30-0.3011%195
2016/1762%14%67%29%86%19%71%14%81%90%104.0103.0106.0-1.50-0.70-3.4010%175

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
2024/2525524.313%1%5%5%9%
2023/2425624.413%1%6%6%11%
2022/2322122.313%1%8%4%7%
2021/2221022.817%0%7%6%14%
2020/2121123.114%0%8%
2018/1920926.114%0%12%4%4%
2017/1819522.411%0%12%3%4%
2016/1717521.010%0%13%3%4%

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