South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114509
- Address
- Church Lane, BN7 2HS
- Website
- www.southmalling.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 228 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 83.3%
Mixed 8%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsWell below average-4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 10 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 25 15 10 |
| Year 1 | 30 9 21 |
| Year 2 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 3 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 32 14 18 |
| Year 6 | 30 14 16 |