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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 5 December 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School, URN 114500
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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 entry80 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 2.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 3.0; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2021 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 4.4; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 3.3; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 3.4; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 3.9; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 3.7; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 3.1; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School (URN 114500), the previous school.
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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 29 | 80 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 59 | 2.2 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 25 | 72 | 2.9 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 * | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 14 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2017 * | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 10 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2016 * | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 23 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2015 * | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 14 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2014 * | 26 | 64 | 2.5 | 27 | 1.04 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 94% · Maths 90% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- East Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 81% | 19% | 110 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 4% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 20% | 107 | 105 |
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
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · West SussexGood202165%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · West Sussex20261.7applications per place
- 3.5 km · West SussexGood20222.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · West SussexGood20233.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · West SussexGood20232.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · West SussexRequires improvement20221.7applications per place
- 5.0 km · West Sussex20262.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148917 · 845/3019
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 161 pupils · 243 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 May 2022
- Replaced
- Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School (URN 114500)
- Address
- Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TU
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Lewes
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources