Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery

Primary · East Sussex · RH17 7QN · URN 114424

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-03-09Cohort 242

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 29

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 140 schools in East Sussex

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
69%
East Sussex 57.5%England 61%
11.5 percentage points above the area average of 57.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
East Sussex 5.8%England 8%
4.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
East Sussex 105.04England 105
1 above the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
East Sussex 103.36England 105
2.6 above the area average of 103.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
East Sussex 103.01England 105
3 above the area average of 103
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31%
East Sussex 19%England 32%
12 percentage points above the area average of 19
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
79%
East Sussex 71.9%
7.1 percentage points above the area average of 71.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
76%
East Sussex 68.7%
7.3 percentage points above the area average of 68.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
79%
East Sussex 68.5%
10.5 percentage points above the area average of 68.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
29
East Sussex 35
6.3 below the area average of 35.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against East Sussex	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	69% East Sussex 57.5%England 61%	11.5 percentage points above the area average of 57.5	8 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% East Sussex 5.8%England 8%	4.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 East Sussex 105.04England 105	1 above the area average of 105	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 East Sussex 103.36England 105	2.6 above the area average of 103.4	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 East Sussex 103.01England 105	3 above the area average of 103	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	31% East Sussex 19%England 32%	12 percentage points above the area average of 19	1 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	79% East Sussex 71.9%	7.1 percentage points above the area average of 71.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	76% East Sussex 68.7%	7.3 percentage points above the area average of 68.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	79% East Sussex 68.5%	10.5 percentage points above the area average of 68.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	29 East Sussex 35	6.3 below the area average of 35.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

East Sussex · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 22.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 69% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 09/03/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in East Sussex, postcode RH17 7QN (URN 114424).
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