Newick Church of England Primary School
63 Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, BN8 4NB
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Newick Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Lawrence
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 114528
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
Newick Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Lewes. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Newick Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - |
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 Newick Church of England 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 | 70% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newick Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 9.5% | 201 | — |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 217 | 0.0 miles |
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 27% | 8.4% | 28.6% | 104 | 1.6 miles |
| Fletching Church of England Primary School | 36% | 9.1% | 25.3% | 64 | 1.8 miles |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School | 44% | 3.3% | 8.8% | 132 | 3.1 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 97 | 3.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newick Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
Fletching Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Barcombe Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Lewes
-
St Augustine's CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
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 Newick Church of England Primary School teach?
- Newick Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Lewes.
- Has Newick Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Newick Church of England Primary 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 Newick Church of England Primary School?
- Newick Church of England Primary School had 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Newick Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Newick Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newick Church of England 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 9 July 2024.