Primary
Firle Church of England Primary School
The Street, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 53 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 8.6
- Pupils per adult
- 7.2
- Pupils
- 62
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
14%
38 points below the Lewes average (52% across 14 schools)
102.0
3.9 below the Lewes average (105.9 across 14 schools)
14th of 14 by our score, among the primary schools in Lewes we can score - 15 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 100 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 22% |
| 23/24 | 43% |
| 24/25 | 14% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 98.0 |
| 23/24 | 99.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
The Street, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
East Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachel West
- Address
- The Street, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF
- Telephone
- 01273858260