Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Ditchling. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lewes Road, Ditchling

School Information

Address: Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TU
Website: ditchlingprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01273844130
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Thompson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114500

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 161
Number of Pupils: 191
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 0.6 to 6.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.1 to 6.8
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School
Lewes Road , BN6 8TU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Windmills Junior School
Dale Avenue , BN6 8LS 		2out of 4 1,977 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hassocks Infant School
Chancellors Park , BN6 8EY 		4out of 4 2,419 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downlands Community School
Dale Avenue , BN6 8LP 		4out of 4 2,104 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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