Firle Church of England 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, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Firle Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Firle 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
- The latest Ofsted outcome, on 8 July 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome, on 8 June 2022, was Requires improvement.
- For Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers; 1 of the 10 applications (10%) came from families outside East Sussex, and 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 14% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex that have results.
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
- The Street, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy at Firle Church of England Primary School.”
- “They make friends within their class and across the school.”
- “Older pupils are proud to ‘buddy’ younger pupils in Reception.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils still do not achieve well enough academically.”
- “The school has not ensured that staff are expert in teaching early reading.”
- “Provision for children in Reception has been strengthened this year, but further improvements are needed to ensure children get off to the best start in their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 14% | 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, 5 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.
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southover CofE Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Western Road Community Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Laughton Community Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfriston School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published