Lewes West

Summary

Lewes West (E02004383) is part of East Sussex local authority (view on map). Lewes West has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Lewes West neighbours Chailey, Newick & Barcombe, Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell, Lewes Central & East, and Ringmer, Glynde & South Heighton.

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  • 18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Lewes West is the 18th least deprived area in East Sussex (out of 69) with 25% of children living in low-income families, compared to 36% across East Sussex and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Lewes West, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in East Sussex and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Lewes West % in East Sussex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Lewes West, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in East Sussex, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Lewes West % in East Sussex % in England
No special educational needs 78% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 18% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Lewes West, 10% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 14% in East Sussex, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Lewes West % in East Sussex % in England
White 89% 86% 67%
Asian 1% 4% 14%
Black – 2% 7%
Mixed 7% 6% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Lewes West with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 8% in East Sussex, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Lewes West % in East Sussex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 8% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 92% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Lewes West has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Lewes West
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Lewes West, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Lewes West. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Lewes West has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Lewes West
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Lewes West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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