South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 29 2020 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
237 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
46.0%
Girls
54.0%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.4%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.8%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 3.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsWell below average-4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
28
14
14
Reception, Full-time
30
9
21
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
31
13
18
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
28
14
14
Year 2023-2024