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Firle Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Lewes, East Sussex. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jul 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 18 September 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 educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement
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 July 2029

The last inspection was in July 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. 3.1 milesRingmer Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    Good (Jun 2022)

  2. 3.3 milesDenton Community Primary School and Nursery

    Primary, Newhaven, East Sussex

    Standards maintained (Nov 2024)

  3. 3.6 milesSouth Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

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

  4. 3.7 milesSouthover CofE Primary School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

    School remains Good (Jan 2024)

  5. 3.7 milesWestern Road Community Primary School

    Primary, Lewes, East Sussex

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

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