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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 February 2015Graded inspection: 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 entry565 applications · 229 places offered · 228 named it first
- 2026 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2019 1.5; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2018 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2017 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.6
- 2016 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2015 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.4
- 2014 2.1; 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 | 229 | 565 | 2.5 | 228 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 235 | 497 | 2.1 | 213 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 238 | 511 | 2.2 | 226 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 245 | 500 | 2.0 | 247 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 | 241 | 439 | 1.8 | 247 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 239 | 464 | 1.9 | 241 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 214 | 366 | 1.7 | 201 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 239 | 362 | 1.5 | 217 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 228 | 385 | 1.7 | 251 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 403 | 1.7 | 264 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 226 | 410 | 1.8 | 253 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 226 | 415 | 1.8 | 261 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 | 229 | 481 | 2.1 | 279 | 1.22 |
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.) | 231 | 48.7 | 53% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 225 | 46.4 | 52% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 231 | 53.3 | 64% | 76% | +0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 51.3 | 59% | 79% | +0.17 |
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
- Priory SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · East SussexStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · Brighton and Hove20261.6applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · East SussexGood20231.9applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · East Sussex20263.2applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · East Sussex20251.6applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 11.0 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114598 · 845/4047
- Trust
- The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,160 pupils · 1,153 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Lewes
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources