Western Road Community Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · 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, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Western Road Community Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Western Road Community 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 6.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
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
- Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy to come to school.”
- “They arrive each day knowing that they will learn about a lot of different and interesting topics.”
- “The school’s wide and varied curriculum contributes to their feeling of excitement.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils have less opportunity to practically apply what they have already learned as they explore new learning.”
- “However, some pupils have a less well-developed sense of difference, particularly around an age-appropriate understanding of the protected characteristics.”
- “Additionally, their knowledge of other faiths and cultures does not always support them to be well prepared for life in modern Britain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 19 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 0.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamsey Community Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Firle Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published