Chiddingly Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Lewes, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Chiddingly Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Chiddingly Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 3.53 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.83 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 4.28 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.00 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 3.60 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 13 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- No last distance was published for Reception in 2026, and earlier Reception last distances swung sharply, the biggest move being from 2018 to 2019.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes, BN8 6HN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this warm and welcoming primary school.”
- “They talk positively about their experiences of learning.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for by all adults.”
To improve
- “This is because in these subjects, such as art and music, pupils do not always have sufficient opportunities to deepen their understanding within the mixed-age classes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- East Hoathly CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hellingly Community Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Mead Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Laughton Community Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hawkes Farm Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grovelands Community Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- White House Academy 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maynards Green Community Primary School 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published