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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Lewes, BN6 8TUPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
34 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1724 of 13,686 nationally

About Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent graded inspections. The school's most recent ungraded inspection, carried out in March 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained. The strongest academic metric available is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 79%. This places the school third out of 23 primary schools in the Lewes local authority area, putting it comfortably in the top 25% nationally. It also sits well above the East Sussex local authority average of 59% for the same combined measure. In reading, 88% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 107, while in maths 79% met the expected standard with an average score of 106. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is 4%, with writing seeing 25% of pupils achieving that higher bar.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressLewes Road, Ditchling, Lewes, BN6 8TU
HeadteacherAmy Clarke
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Number of Pupils224
Free School Meals (FSM)4.5%
School Capacity224 / 161 (139% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jan 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sports HallGymnasiumPlaying FieldsLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

NetballAthleticsSwimmingCricketDanceCross CountryGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

DramaChessBook ClubGardeningScience ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.