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West Rise Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Chaffinch Road, Langney, Eastbourne BN23 7SL · westriseprimary.co.uk · 01323 764062
On the mapSearch near BN23 7SL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 607
- 96% of 630 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 67 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 67 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 82 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 84 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 92 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 90% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for West Rise Primary School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 44
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied