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Western Road Community Primary School

Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB

Local ranking10th of 136 primary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
90.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
211
Boys
104 (49%)
Girls
107 (51%)
Capacity
210 (100% full)
SEND
9.9%
FSM Eligible
7.1%
EAL
4.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.4%
SEN Support
8.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,124/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 80.7%
  • White Other: 6.3%
  • Mixed Other: 5.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
  • Asian Other: 1.0%
  • Other: 1.0%

80.7%

White British

6.3%

White Other

5.3%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
114406
UKPRN
10077460
Establishment No.
2073
Trust
The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership

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