South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery 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, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery 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 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 3.13 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 0.21 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in 7 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 2026 Reception entry had 16 first-choice applications for 17 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 1 offer to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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 Lane, Lewes, BN7 2HS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where everyone is valued, cared for and respected.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive.”
- “Pupils are kind to each other.”
To improve
- “However, some staff are not yet confident in how to implement the curriculum effectively.”
- “This means that, for some pupils, their grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge is not secure.”
- “However, there is a minority of vulnerable pupils who are still absent too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 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) | 67% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 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 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Western Road Community Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamsey Community Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Firle Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published