Skip to main content

Framfield Church of England Primary School, Uckfield

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Framfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Uckfield. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 13 schools in Uckfield with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
New inspections, open days and news, by email.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Framfield Church of England Primary School in detail

Framfield Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs”."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 4:30pm.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Framfield Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 60% in reading and 30% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Framfield Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 3 families put Framfield Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Framfield Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Framfield Church of England Primary School are Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School (1.2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 79% maths); Manor Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 71% maths); Blackboys Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); and St Philip's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 73% maths).

Framfield Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Harlands Community Primary & Nursery SchoolManor Primary SchoolBlackboys Church of England Primary SchoolSt Philip's Catholic Primary School

What parents say

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Framfield Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

Who goes there

10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 1 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

Framfield Church of England Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Uckfield Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (opposite), 30 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, other theft and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Framfield Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Natalie Riley
Pupils:85
LA:East Sussex
Phone:01825890258
Address:The Street, Framfield, Uckfield, TN22 5NR
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from November 2015, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:114550
UKPRN:10071010
Diocese:Diocese of Chichester
Constituency:Sussex Weald
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This welcoming village school excels at supporting children's emotional wellbeing and personal development, with specialist therapy support helping pupils concentrate and learn. The early years provision is particularly strong, giving young children the foundation they need. Pupils benefit from enriching visits and experiences that bring learning to life, and they develop into polite, courteous young people with good attendance.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on pupils' mental health and wellbeing, including therapy dog support and emotional strategies
  • Excellent early years provision where children develop important foundational skills and knowledge
  • High-quality personal development with leadership opportunities, online safety education, and enriching educational visits
  • Pupils are polite, courteous, and attend school regularly
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements in place

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers lack secure subject knowledge and do not explain learning clearly enough, particularly in checking pupils' understanding
  • Curriculum is poorly designed in several subjects and does not work well for mixed-age classes
  • Phonics teaching is inconsistent, meaning pupils do not become confident readers quickly enough
  • Behaviour policy is not applied consistently by staff, disrupting learning time
  • Leadership in some subjects is weak, creating inconsistencies in how curriculum is taught

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff responding promptly to pupil concerns and creating a positive culture that prioritises child safety.

Extracurricular Activities

Educational visits, school council, netball, breakfast clubs, after-school clubs

Framfield Church of England Primary School is a welcoming village school where pupils feel safe and happy, but the quality of education requires improvement due to inconsistent teaching, weak curriculum design, and gaps in reading fluency.

At a Glance

10.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

43 responses
Would recommend81%
Child is happy95%
Child does well81%
High expectations79%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved84%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)54%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)69%
Wider development79%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+33ppMaths+49ppWriting+41pp

Reading has improved from 60% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 30% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 30% to 71% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

21.3

Avg class size

13.0

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

4

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

See peer comparison with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Latest from Framfield Church of England Primary School

From Framfield Church of England Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.

Keep up with Framfield Church of England Primary School

Term dates

Framfield Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see East Sussex's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

School (opp)
31m · 1 min walk
Beckets Way (adj)
190m · 3 min walk

Free school transport

Check free transport to Framfield Church of England Primary School from your postcode →

You apply to the council where you live. Framfield Church of England Primary School is in East Sussex; for families living there:

Apply to East Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Can you get into this school?
Enter your postcode to find out

Commute and house prices

See commute times and house prices with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Your chances of a place at Framfield Church of England Primary School

Will you get a place at Framfield Church of England Primary School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Framfield Church of England Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Framfield Church of England Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Framfield Church of England Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from East Sussex, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Framfield Church of England Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in East Sussex got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

£9.99 once

One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.

Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time

A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.

Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

80 pupils

105 places

25 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Uckfield

High pressure
New homes approved:654
Projected new pupils:164

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Uckfield

Across East Sussex council

Low demand council-wide0.83 applications per place

Places available

5,501

Applications

4,559

Got 1st preference

91.1%

Got preferred school

97.7%

All primary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

10 December 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
11 June 2019
3 November 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

10

SEN Support

1

EHC Plans

12.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty4
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Speech, Language & Communication2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
88.2%
Mixed
4.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.6%
English as Additional Language4.7%

85

Total Pupils

42

Boys

43

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

12.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,842

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,210

Per pupil

£575k

Total funding

£8k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£7,745
EAL funding£1,986
Sparsity£5,000
Lump sum£144,490

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

5.1%

Persistent absence

79

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised0.5%
Persistent (10%+)5.1%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.1%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
4.8%
21/22
4.6%
22/23
4.2%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Framfield Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Framfield Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is Framfield Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Framfield Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Framfield Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Framfield Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Framfield Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 105 places.

How big are the classes at Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Framfield Church of England Primary School average 21.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Framfield Church of England Primary School has around 85 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Framfield Church of England Primary School?

4.1% of sessions were missed at Framfield Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Framfield Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Framfield Church of England Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Framfield Church of England Primary School?

Framfield Church of England Primary School is at The Street, Framfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5NR.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

Work here? Claim this profile free