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Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Gundreda Road, Lewes BN7 1PU · wallandsschool.org · 01273 472776
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.31 mi
- 0.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 324
- 80% of 404 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 0.31 mi (500 m) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 34 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.31 mi0.50 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 98
- 35% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (16%) with SEND