Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ditchling, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2024 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ditchling, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Ditchling St Margaret's 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 3.17 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| 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
- 81% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 80 applications for Reception 2026, 54 (68%) came from families living outside East Sussex, and 14 offers went to them.
- 5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.2% 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
- Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 243 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “They are proud to reflect the school’s values of kindness, respect and perseverance.”
- “Pupils are caring and considerate of each other and like spending time with their friends.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.”
To improve
- “However, the teaching of early writing is not yet as strong.”
- “A small number of pupils sometimes undertake writing tasks that are too complex.”
- “Occasionally, errors in these pupils’ writing, such as spelling, punctuation and handwriting, are overlooked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 81% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.
- Plumpton Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hamsey Community Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 5.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southover CofE Primary School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published