93%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
76%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
60.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
7%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
403.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
694
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Lewes Old Grammar School · All-through · East Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
93%
-3pp
96%90%84%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 93%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
76%
-9pp
84%72%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
Attainment 8
60.4
-0.3
63.760.557.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60.4
EBacc entry
7%
-6pp
23%15%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
EBacc APS
403.0
-65.0
468.0435.5403.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 403.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
32.8
-5.8
40.335.530.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.8
A-level value added
-0.01
-0.1
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
31%
+1pp
31%16%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BC+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
694
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
140 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS
Local authority
East Sussex
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 93% | 76% | 60.4 | Not applicable | 7% | 403.0 | 58% | 694 |
| 2023/24 | 95% | 84% | 60.7 | Not published | 13% | 468.0 | 64% | 699 |
| 2022/23 | 90% | 61% | 57.4 | Not published | 8% | 417.0 | 72% | 702 |
| 2021/22 | 96% | 73% | 63.7 | Not published | 16% | 415.3 | 73% | 681 |
| 2018/19 | 84% | 60% | 57.6 | Not published | 23% | 406.7 | 71% | 627 |
| 2017/18 | 96% | 72% | 61.1 | Not published | 35% | 352.5 | 69% | 586 |
| 2016/17 | 91% | 69% | 57.4 | Not published | 22% | — | 75% | 606 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.8 | C+ | -0.01 | 31% | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | B | +0.11 | 30% | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | B | — | 17% | 35 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | B | — | 21% | 28 |
| 2018/19 | 30.7 | C | -0.29 | 0% | 20 |
| 2017/18 | 38.0 | B- | +0.29 | 31% | 40 |
| 2016/17 | 34.7 | C+ | -0.30 | 19% | 35 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 694 | — | 24% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 699 | — | 24% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 702 | — | 19% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 681 | — | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 654 | — | 12% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 627 | — | 10% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 586 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 606 | — | 1% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.