Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in East Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 10 February 2026Report card · 4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
- 20 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry552 applications · 174 places offered · 219 named it first
- 2026 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 2.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 3.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 2.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2021 2.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2019 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2018 2.6; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2017 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.6
- 2016 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2015 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.4
- 2014 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.5
- This school
- East Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 174 | 552 | 3.2 | 219 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 | 482 | 2.7 | 192 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 171 | 510 | 3.0 | 220 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2023 | 171 | 492 | 2.9 | 176 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 173 | 492 | 2.8 | 191 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 170 | 468 | 2.8 | 194 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 159 | 511 | 3.2 | 201 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2019 | 157 | 386 | 2.5 | 151 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 158 | 405 | 2.6 | 160 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 145 | 364 | 2.5 | 127 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 163 | 283 | 1.7 | 153 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 124 | 246 | 2.0 | 114 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 138 | 248 | 1.8 | 131 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 170 | 49.7 | 58% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 168 | 49.3 | 52% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 53.4 | 65% | 80% | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | 47.7 | 46% | 70% | −0.08 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Chailey SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.2applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · West SussexSome aspects not as strong20241.2applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · West Sussex20262.1applications per place 58.3Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · East SussexStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 9.5 km · West SussexOutstanding20233.8applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 9.9 km · East SussexOutstanding20241.9applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114594 · 845/4042
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 870 pupils · 862 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Lewes
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources