Chailey School is a secondary school located in Lewes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/02/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mill Lane, Lewes

School Information

Address: Mill Lane, Lewes, BN8 4PU
Website: http://www.chaileyschool.org/
Telephone: 01273890407
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Key
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114594

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 810
Number of Pupils: 787
Number of Boys: 419
Number of Girls: 368

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.04 Confidence interval -0.18 to 0.25
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 136 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.48
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Chailey St Peter's Ce Primary School, East Grinstead Road , North Chailey BN8 4DB
3out of 4 2,505 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Plumpton Primary School
Southdowns , Plumpton Green BN7 3EB
3out of 4 2,625 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chailey School
Mill Lane , South Chailey BN8 4PU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.