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South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

Primary school in Lewes, East Sussex. No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 24 June 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2029

The last inspection was in May 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.0 milesSouthover CofE Primary School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    School remains Good (Jan 2024)

  2. 1.0 milesWestern Road Community Primary School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)

  3. 1.1 milesWallands Community Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    Good (Sep 2022)

  4. 2.0 milesHamsey Community Primary School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    Good (Jun 2024)

  5. 2.2 milesRingmer Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    Good (Jun 2022)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.