Five Ashes CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Mayfield, 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.
Five Ashes CofE 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 4 February 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Five Ashes 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 | 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
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 10 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- There are 15.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- 24.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.4% 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
- Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6HY
- 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
- 24.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “This school cherishes every child and challenges them to thrive.”
- “It is a nurturing place where staff greet pupils daily with a warm welcome.”
- “Pupils learn and play joyfully together.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of education is not of the same high standards in the early years, where improvement work is in its infancy.”
- “However, occasionally, tasks set for pupils do not precisely reflect the new curriculum.”
- “This can mean that pupils are not always exposed to the new, more ambitious learning, the school intends.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 82% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 7 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.
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mayfield Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkside Community Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published