Ringmer Primary and Nursery School
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School is an academy converter in Lewes for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 359 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Ringmer Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2022 of its predecessor, Ringmer Primary and Nursery School.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Harrisons Lane Ringmer Lewes East Sussex BN8 5LL |
| Reference Number | 151270 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 359 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.48%
Girls: 46.52% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 14.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | 26 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 5 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.7% |
| White, Other | 2.8% |
| White & Asian | 2.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.6% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Ringmer Primary and Nursery School, inspected in June 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Mar 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 6 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 5 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Ringmer Primary and Nursery School had 293 pupils for 315 places. 22 places (7.0%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Lewes District - Other Primary” planning area
East Sussex counted 185 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 190 in 2029–30, up 3%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2025–26 Ringmer Primary and Nursery School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 12.8% of pupils at Ringmer Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 19 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
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Ringmer Primary and Nursery School is part of Durrington Multi Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:
- Oak Tree Primary School Burgess Hill
- Durrington High School Worthing
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing Worthing
What is Ringmer Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Ringmer Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2022 of its predecessor, Ringmer Primary and Nursery School.
When was Ringmer Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does Ringmer Primary and Nursery School have?
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School has 359 pupils on roll.
What age range does Ringmer Primary and Nursery School cover?
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Ringmer Primary and Nursery School?
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School is at Harrisons Lane, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5LL.