Southover CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · 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.
Southover CofE Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Southover 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 | 0.79 mi |
| 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, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026: 32 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception, every applicant was offered a place in 2026, and places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
- 18.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 15.2%.
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
- Potters Lane, Lewes, BN7 1JP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 288 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “The school motto of ‘live, love, learn’ is intrinsic to all that the school does.”
- “This ethos is valued by pupils, staff, governors and parents.”
- “Several comment on the importance of the school in the community and the ‘family feel’ which means that everyone is included.”
To improve
- “Lower down the school, more work is being done to support pupils so that they can also achieve as well as their older peers.”
- “However, phonics outcomes in 2023 were lower than the school’s aspirations.”
- “However, not all staff implement the agreed system with the same consistent approach.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 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) | 60% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 32 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.
- Western Road Community Primary School 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamsey Community Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Firle Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published