Burwash CofE School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Etchingham, 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, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Burwash CofE School is a primary school in Etchingham, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Burwash CofE 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 | 4.59 mi |
| 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 | 4.72 mi |
| 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
- Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding (23 April 2024), while the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex have 5 Good, 2 no current grade and 1 Requires improvement.
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 9 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Places had run out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 7 earlier years with a published Reception outcome, though not in 2026.
- 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham, TN19 7DZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s vision of ‘caring children, loving learning’ is fully realised.”
- “Pupils are deeply engaged and motivated in class and love learning.”
- “They receive the very best start to their educational journey.”
To improve
- “The attendance of a small proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is not yet as high as the rest of the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 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) | 72% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 9 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.
- Etchingham Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stonegate Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dallington Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Salehurst Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Netherfield CofE Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published