East Hoathly CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · 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, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
East Hoathly CofE Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
East Hoathly CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.34 mi |
| 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, though places ran out in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 that 50% was the 3rd lowest 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
- Church Marks Lane, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6EQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited by learning at East Hoathly Primary School.”
- “They participate in lessons enthusiastically and are keen to share their learning with staff.”
- “Pupils achieve well and work hard to meet the high expectations of staff.”
To improve
- “In previous years, teachers have not delivered phonics well enough, and this has resulted in too many Year 1 pupils not learning to read at the required standard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 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) | 50% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Chiddingly Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Laughton Community Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Framfield Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Horsted Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maynards Green Community Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published