Ringmer Primary and Nursery School
Harrisons Lane, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5LL
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Ringmer Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anna Crompton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 114415
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Lewes. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 47 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 49% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 72% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 66% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 55% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Ringmer 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 | 49% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ringmer Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 361 | — |
| Ringmer Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 359 | 0.0 miles |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 5.3% | 19.4% | 230 | 2.2 miles |
| Laughton Community Primary School | 40% | 6.6% | 13.3% | 69 | 3.0 miles |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School | 44% | 3.3% | 8.8% | 132 | 3.1 miles |
| Western Road Community Primary School | 70% | 5% | 7.1% | 214 | 3.1 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)
- 15.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 8.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School2.2 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Laughton Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Barcombe Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Western Road Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Lewes
Other 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 Ringmer Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Lewes.
- Has Ringmer Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ringmer Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ringmer Primary and Nursery School?
- Ringmer Primary and Nursery School had 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Ringmer Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ringmer Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ringmer 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 8 July 2025.