Mayfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Mayfield, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.48 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Mayfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Mayfield, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Mayfield 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 | 1.48 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.48 miles away, the 13th shortest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 19 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Fletching Street, Mayfield, TN20 6TA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “The core values of perseverance, compassion, respect and responsibility underpin the ethos of this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils take care of one another.”
- “They talk confidently with visitors to explain what makes their school special.”
To improve
- “However, these checks are not as consistently sharp as they could be.”
- “In some areas of the curriculum, staff do not pick up on misconceptions as promptly as they could.”
- “This means that sometimes misunderstandings persist, or pupils do not make the gains from some activities that they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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) | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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.
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkside Community Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published