Firle Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Lewes · BN8 6LF
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
53
Local authority
East Sussex
Age range
Ages 4–11
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Lewes, East Sussex, 53 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.
Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 114525
Location
- Address
- The Street, Firle
- Postcode
- BN8 6LF
- Town
- Lewes
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- Boys / girls
- 24 / 29
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 53 / 105 (50%)
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- FSM pupils
- 11
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel West
- Telephone
- 01273858260
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-07-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 22%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 98.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0