Wellgreen Lane, Kingston, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3NR
10 reasons to choose Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in the Lewes area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school is federated with three other local primary schools in the Skylark Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 34% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but some subjects such as geography and history are taught as cross-curricular topics. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.10/3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school hours clubs can extend the day to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
Lewes Old Grammar Junior School (2.2 miles); Windlesham School (7.9 miles); Brighton College Prep School (8 miles).
Saltdean Primary School (3.5 miles); Hamsey Community Primary School (4.1 miles); Barcombe Church of England Primary School (6.2 miles).
Lewes Old Grammar School (1.7 miles); Brighton College (7.9 miles); Brighton Girls GDST (8 miles).
Priory School (2 miles); City College Brighton and Hove (7.4 miles); Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (7.8 miles).