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Southover CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Potters Lane, Lewes BN7 1JP · southoverceprimary.co.uk · 01273 473015
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- 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
- 288
- 91% of 315 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- 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, 32 families put the school first and 33 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 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 26 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Southover CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding 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 (155 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 155
- 50% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (12%) with SEND