Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Gundreda Road, Lewes, BN7 1PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Collis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 404
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 114405
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273472776
About this school
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Lewes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 38 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 74% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 71% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 305 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School compares
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 94th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6% | 30.7% | 324 | — |
| Western Road Community Primary School | 70% | 5% | 7.1% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
| Southover CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 18.2% | 288 | 0.8 miles |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 5.3% | 19.4% | 230 | 1.1 miles |
| Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 190 | 1.6 miles |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | 70% | 6.1% | 19% | 99 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.74%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Western Road Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Southover CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Hamsey Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Lewes
Other schools in Lewes
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School ranks 8th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Lewes.
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chiddingly Primary School Primary
- East Hoathly CofE Primary School Primary
- Firle Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamsey Community Primary School Primary
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Laughton Community Primary School Primary
- Newick Church of England Primary School Primary
- Plumpton Primary School Primary
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School Primary
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lewes.
- Who is the headteacher of Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Debbie Collis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School full?
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 404 pupils and 324 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 94th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.