Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery, Wivelsfield Green

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils are proud of their school and make a positive contribution to its welcoming, inclusive and caring community."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders monitor attendance carefully and have a clear understanding of patterns of absence, particularly for pupils who may be vulnerable to underachievement."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the quality of education across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for giving children the best possible start to their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a highly inclusive vision that is increasingly evident in practice."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors share a clear and ambitious vision for the achievement and wellbeing of every pupil."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure monitoring and impact of interventions is rigorous and consistent so that vulnerable pupils progress well and any barriers to success are effectively addressed"; "Leaders should ensure that curriculum and teaching improvements are fully embedded and implemented consistently across subjects and phases so that all pupils, including in writing, develop secure knowledge, skills and fluency, with improved outcomes in handwriting, transcription and spelling".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery 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 fell from 88% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery are Oak Tree Primary School (1.8 miles); Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill (2.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 82% maths); Northlands Wood Primary Academy (2.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 78% maths); and Plumpton Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).

Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 12 (5%) 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.

Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Wivelsfield Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coppards Close (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).

In 2024/25, Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery issued 12 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.