South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

LewesConstituency

BN7 2HSPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 230 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

230

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 230
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
10 Jan 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.