East Hoathly CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Lewes, East Sussex·BN8 6EQ
Composite score
55.8
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#5,248
National rank
#770
In South East
#38
In East Sussex
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
7 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
14
any preference, for 7 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.25
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1320221.0020231.0020240.7520251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put East Hoathly CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
84
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,639
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

East Hoathly CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Lewes, East Sussex, East Hoathly CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 84 pupils aged 3 to 11. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made East Hoathly CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 7 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. East Hoathly CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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