Western Road Community Primary School
Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Western Road Community Primary School is a primary school in Lewes for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 214 schools in East Sussex. It ranks 2nd of 14 primary schools in Lewes. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025, report published 12 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 February 2025
Pupils are very happy to come to school. They arrive each day knowing that they will learn about a lot of different and interesting topics. The school's wide and varied curriculum contributes to their feeling of excitement. The school has high ambition for its pupils and is committed to giving them the broadest possible education. Pupils' achievement meets this ambition, as demonstrated by pupils' success in national end-of-key-stage assessments. Pupils, rightly, feel part of a welcoming school community and appreciate the positive relationships that they have with staff and each other. Pupils feel safe and know whom to report any concerns to. They describe the school as 'kind', 'welcoming', 'fantastic' and 'fun'. Pupils know the school's values well. They recognise how these help to develop a shared understanding of how to treat one another. Pupils behave well across the school's calm and focused learning environment. At social times, pupils play energetically and kindly. They take turns and share equipment. Pupils are proud of how the school council helped to choose the new play equipment. This reflects how pupils recognise that their contributions to their school community are valued and acted upon.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school has not yet fully realised its vision for how pupils will practically apply the knowledge and skills they are taught. Consequently, pupils are less confident in remembering and then using what they have already learned. The school should continue to implement the curriculum in these subjects so that both the essential knowledge and skills that pupils need build securely over time.
- There is variability in how well the school's wider development offer helps pupils gain age-appropriate knowledge about fundamental British values and the protected characteristics. This means that some pupils are not always as well prepared for life in modern Britain as the school intends. The school must continue to develop the personal development curriculum so pupils are well prepared for life beyond school.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
214 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Western Road Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southover CofE Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Irena Wooler
- Phone
- 01273473013
- Address
- Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- URN
- 114406
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.