Barcombe Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Barcombe Cross
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 5DN
Phone 01273400287
Reference Number 114488

General Makeup

Number of pupils 138
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.35%
Girls: 45.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 9 21
2 10 9 19
3 11 6 17
4 13 12 25
5 8 9 17
6 11 7 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.2%
White & Asian 5.1%
White, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Irish 0.7%

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 2025-03-20
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2015-06-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-12-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-13 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21% 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 107 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 4.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Chailey School
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2.18 miles
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