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Chailey School

Secondary

Lewes · Lewes · BN8 4PU http://www.chaileyschool.org/

Pupils
862
cap. 870
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
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Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Lewes. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
71%
-9pp
LA
65%
England
66%
80%72%64%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
52%
-13pp
LA
42%
England
46%
65%55%44%
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Attainment 8
49.3
-4.1
LA
43.9
England
46.8
53.450.547.7
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EBacc entry
71%
-2pp
LA
38%
England
41%
80%63%46%
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EBacc APS
7.8
+0.1
LA
7.4
England
7.7
7.87.16.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.36
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education84%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment3%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
855
cap. 870
855792728
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
LA AVG 17.32:1
18.817.616.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
2%
LA AVG 6.7%
3%2%1%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 26.22%
16%13%10%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 17.41%
16%13%10%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
10%
England
9%
8%7%5%
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Persistent absence
18%
LA
27%
England
24%
22%17%12%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressMill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU
Telephone01273890407
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£7171 spend / pupil£7287 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2571%52%49.3Not applicable71%7.8168
2023/2480%65%53.4+0.3673%7.8155
2022/2370%46%47.7-0.0877%6.7149
2021/2273%53%51.7+0.0177%6.7139
2018/1968%53%49.2+0.0446%6.6148
2017/1864%44%52.9+0.5670%6.4132
2016/1775%52%50.8+0.1880%150
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2582%
2023/2484%
2022/2381%
2021/2285%
2018/1982%
2017/1886%
2016/1791%

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2585516.916%2%13%7%18%
2023/2484016.513%2%11%8%22%
2022/2382717.212%2%10%8%21%
2021/2278816.512%1%10%7%19%
2020/2178717.311%1%11%
2018/1975618.810%1%12%5%13%
2017/1873117.514%2%14%5%13%
2016/1772816.313%2%16%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.