Western Road Community Primary School
Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Irena Wooler
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 114406
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273473013
About this school
Western Road Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Lewes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Western Road Community Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 83% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 17% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Western Road Community Primary 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 | 83% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Western Road Community Primary School compares
Western Road Community Primary School ranked 42nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5% | 7.1% | 214 | — |
| Southover CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 18.2% | 288 | 0.0 miles |
| Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 6% | 30.7% | 324 | 0.8 miles |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 5.3% | 19.4% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 190 | 1.3 miles |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | 70% | 6.1% | 19% | 99 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.11%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 9.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southover CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Hamsey Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Lewes
Other schools in Lewes
Western Road Community Primary School ranks 2nd 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 Western Road Community Primary School teach?
- Western Road Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lewes.
- Who is the headteacher of Western Road Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Western Road Community Primary School is Mrs Irena Wooler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Western Road Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Western Road Community Primary 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 Western Road Community Primary School?
- Western Road Community Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Western Road Community Primary School full?
- Western Road Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 214 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Western Road Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Western Road Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Western Road Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Western Road Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Western Road Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Western Road Community Primary School is part of The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Western Road Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Western Road Community Primary School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Western Road Community Primary School ranked 42nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Western Road Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Western Road Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Western Road Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Western Road Community Primary 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.