# South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Lewes, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114509. [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: Lewes
- URN: 114509

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 67% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e114598): 1.4 km. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lewes Old Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lewes-old-grammar-school-e114634): 1.4 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Western Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/western-road-community-primary-school-e114406): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southover CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southover-cofe-primary-school-e114510): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallands-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e114405): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114509)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114509)

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