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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TU · ditchlingprimary.co.uk · 01273 844130
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 243
- 82 over 161 places · 151%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 87% 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 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% 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 | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114500)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114500), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114500)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114500)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 86
- 38% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (21%) with SEND