Secondary
Chailey School
Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 862 of 870 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- East Sussex
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 67.1
- Pupils per adult
- 12.5
- Pupils
- 840
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
52%
49.3
2nd of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Lewes we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 |
| Entered the EBacc | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53% |
| 22/23 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 65% |
| 24/25 | 52% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.01 |
| 22/23 | -0.08 |
| 23/24 | +0.36 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.7 |
| 22/23 | 47.7 |
| 23/24 | 53.4 |
| 24/25 | 49.3 |
Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
East Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Paul Holt
- Address
- Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU
- Telephone
- 01273890407