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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
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
More first choices than offers made
30 1st-choice / 29 offers made
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 is a state-funded primary school in Lewes, South East, for pupils aged 2 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 243 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 161.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Mar 2025). 81% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 30 first-preference applications and 29 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressLewes Road, Ditchling, Lewes, BN6 8TU
HeadteacherMiss Nikki Elliott
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Number of Pupils243
Free School Meals (FSM)5.8%
School Capacity243 / 161 (151% 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.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.