Chailey School

Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4PU

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About this school

Chailey School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Lewes, East Sussex. The school has 855 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 20 January 2022). Last inspected 10 February 2026. The Headteacher is Paul Holt. The school is administered by East Sussex local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Paul Holt

Local authority

East Sussex

Gender

Mixed

URN

114594

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Chailey School are handled by the school or the local authority (East Sussex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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