Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Primary schoolCradle Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Lewes, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 661 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 July 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Cradle Hill Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Bowden House SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, November 2023760 m
- Seaford Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Chyngton SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Seaford Head SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Cuckmere House SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lewes
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).