Plumpton Primary School is a primary school located in Lewes. 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 22/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Southdowns, Lewes

School Information

Address: Southdowns, Lewes, BN7 3EB
Website: http://www.plumpton.e-sussex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273890338
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stewart James
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114410

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 118
Number of Boys: 58
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 0.7 to 7.7
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:92%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Plumpton Primary School
Southdowns , Plumpton Green BN7 3EB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chailey School
Mill Lane , South Chailey BN8 4PU 		3out of 4 2,625 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road , Plumpton BN7 3AE 		- not rated 3,222 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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