West Rise Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2023 (miles)
West Rise Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
West Rise Primary School and Nursery 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 1.45 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.21 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.77 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception child offered lived further away in 2023 than in 2022 or 2017, and the 2023 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2021 to 2022.
- The school has 607 pupils on roll (January 2026) and a published admission number of 90 Reception places for 2027.
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
- Chaffinch Road, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 7SL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 607 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at West Rise Infants.”
- “The school has a nurturing and supportive environment that helps pupils to learn that ‘it’s good to be me’.”
- “Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviour in class and around school.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to revisit knowledge.”
- “Therefore, on occasion, pupils forget important learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Langney Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shinewater Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tollgate Community Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heron Park Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stone Cross School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkland Infant School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published