St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Winchelsea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2021 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Winchelsea, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas' Church of England Aided 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| 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 drew 28 first-choice applications for 22 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 8th highest of 134 East Sussex primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 22 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 23.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.8 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
- Friars Road, Winchelsea, TN36 4ED
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are positive about their experiences and opportunities at St Thomas’.”
- “The school makes the most of what is on offer in the local area.”
- “There is a strong focus on creativity and a range of opportunities to enhance this.”
To improve
- “However, some of the tasks that pupils complete do not enable them to learn as effectively as they could.”
- “In mathematics, pupils are sometimes unclear about number concepts.”
- “This is a result of teachers’ choice of activities and supporting materials.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2023 (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) | 78% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.
- Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rye Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brede Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beckley Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ore Village Primary Academy 5.4 mi Good Last distance published