Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Lewes, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.31 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery 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 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 0.67 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.31 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2024, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% 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
- Gundreda Road, Lewes, BN7 1PU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “The collective approach for everyone to be ‘ready, respectful and safe’ means that this is a great place to learn.”
- “Pupils are kind and considerate.”
- “They are taught to cultivate positive attitudes in line with the school’s values.”
To improve
- “As this curriculum becomes embedded, leaders know they need to ensure that teachers have a consistent approach to checking that pupils know and remember more.”
- “Leaders know there is further work to fully embed the teaching of phonics and early reading.”
- “This includes strengthening teachers’ knowledge and expertise to make sure that there is a consistent approach in every class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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) | 53% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Southover CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Western Road Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamsey Community Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Plumpton Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published