Western Road Community Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Southover High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1JB
Phone 01273473013
Reference Number 114406

General Makeup

Number of pupils 211
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.34%
Girls: 51.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 12 18 30
3 14 17 31
4 10 20 30
5 17 13 30
6 14 16 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.5%
White, Other 6.2%
Mixed, Other 4.7%
Unclassified 2.4%
Chinese 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-13
Date Description Report
2025-02-04 School inspection School inspection
2020-02-25 School inspection School inspection
2016-07-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-03-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-29 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-07-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-09 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 111 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 40 1
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Southover CofE Primary School
Potters Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1JP
0 miles
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Gundreda Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1PU
0.75 miles
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2HS
1 miles
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
Wellgreen Lane, Kingston, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3NR
1.32 miles
Hamsey Community Primary School
Cooksbridge, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4SJ
2.45 miles
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School
Harrisons Lane, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5LL
3.07 miles
Firle Church of England Primary School
The Street, Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6LF
3.68 miles
Barcombe Church of England Primary School
Barcombe Cross, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DN
3.92 miles
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Chalkland Rise, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6RH
3.94 miles
Woodingdean Primary School
Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6BB
4.37 miles
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8BZ
4.56 miles
Saltdean Primary School
Chiltington Way, Saltdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 8HB
4.69 miles
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4JP
4.91 miles
Telscombe Cliffs Academy
Telscombe Cliffs Way, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7DE
4.95 miles
Name Distance
Lewes Old Grammar School
0.17 miles
Priory School
Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XN
0.53 miles
Owlswick School
Newhaven Road, Lewes, Lewes, BN7 3NF
1.05 miles
Northease Manor School
Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3EY
2.04 miles
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5RB
3.26 miles
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3AE
3.99 miles
Downs View Special School
Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6BB
4.37 miles
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PW
4.37 miles
Longhill High School
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 7FR
4.7 miles
Chailey School
Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4PU
4.98 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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