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 67%
Local authority average 61%
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 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
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 |