Hamsey Community Primary SchoolSouth Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lewes.

Summary of the comparison

Hamsey Community Primary School and South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Lewes.

Hamsey Community Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hamsey Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Hamsey Community Primary School was judged Good and South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Hamsey Community Primary School and 67.0% for South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hamsey Community Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School (51.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Hamsey Community Primary School versus South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LewesHamsey Community Primary School	LewesSouth Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School	England average
Overview
Our score	C65/100Stronger figure	D45/100
Local ranking	16th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure	92nd of 136 in East Sussex
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	95	228
Capacity	105	236
Location	Lewes, BN8 4SJ	Lewes, BN7 2HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	70.0% Stronger figure	67.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	20.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	108.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	105.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	95	228
Free school meals (ever 6)	18.9%	19.4%
English as an additional language	11.6%	6.1%
SEN support	27.4%	18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.1%	1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.1%	5.3% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.9%	11.5% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.