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Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery

  • 4–11Ages
  • 242Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 114424URN

South Road, Wivelsfield Green, RH17 7QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to East Sussex median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

60 applications for 30 places · 55th of 105 in East Sussex
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
69%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 30 June 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
  2. 9 March 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to East Sussex median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

  1. 2026 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.3; East Sussex median median 2.2
  3. 2024 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
  4. 2023 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.0
  5. 2022 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.0
  6. 2021 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
  7. 2020 3.3; East Sussex median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
  10. 2017 2.2; East Sussex median median 2.0
  11. 2016 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.7
  13. 2014 2.7; East Sussex median median 1.8
  • This school
  • East Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630602.0361.20
Sep 202530702.3280.93
Sep 202430652.2301.00
Sep 202330592.0301.00
Sep 202236722.0451.25
Sep 202131642.1321.03
Sep 202030983.3421.40
Sep 201930852.8501.67
Sep 201828562.0260.93
Sep 201730662.2401.33
Sep 201630531.8290.97
Sep 201530581.9280.93
Sep 201418492.7221.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%43rd of 129 in East Sussex
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard76%
Greater depth14%
Maths
Expected standard79%
Higher standard34%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • East Sussex median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2569%10%106106
2023/2482%6%107106
2022/2373%10%107105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
114424 · 845/2092
Capacity
210 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals
6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
South Road, Wivelsfield Green, RH17 7QN
Local authority
East Sussex · Lewes

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources