Fletching Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Uckfield, 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.
Fletching Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Uckfield, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Fletching Church of England 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 | 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 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- For 2026 Reception entry, there were 5 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2026, every Reception applicant was offered a place, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The school has 10.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 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
- Church Street, Fletching, Uckfield, TN22 3SP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 64 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Staff create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.”
- “Pupils feel part of the school family.”
- “They are given rich experiences beyond the curriculum that include community gardening projects and working with residents of the local care home.”
To improve
- “However, opportunities for pupils to reflect on more distant learning are limited.”
- “This means they sometimes forget about what they have learned previously in some subjects.”
- “The quality of pupils’ work is not consistently strong in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 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) | 36% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 5 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.
- Newick Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bonners CofE School & Nursery 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rocks Park Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nutley Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Danehill Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published