# Education in Lewes

The south east of the South East. 102,648 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 292 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Lewes, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Number of schools

Lewes: **38** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Lewes had 38 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Lewes. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000063) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/education#l-schools

## Schools in Lewes

Lewes has 38 open schools: 25 primary, 6 secondary, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 independent.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 0 |
| Good | 6 |
| Requires improvement | 0 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

6 of the 34 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between June 2022 and June 2024.
6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Primary (25) (25)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Annecy Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/annecy-catholic-primary-school-e146786) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 189 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Barcombe Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barcombe-church-of-england-primary-school-e114488) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 132 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Breakwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breakwater-academy-e143120) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 144 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chailey-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e114495) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 104 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 27% met KS2 standard |
| [Chyngton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chyngton-school-e149252) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 332 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Cradle Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cradle-hill-community-primary-school-e114434) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 661 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Denton Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denton-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e114433) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 232 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditchling-st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e148917) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 243 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Firle Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firle-church-of-england-primary-school-e114525) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 53 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 14% met KS2 standard |
| [Hamsey Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamsey-community-primary-school-e114394) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 99 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Harbour Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harbour-primary-and-nursery-school-e114441) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 473 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [High Cliff Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-cliff-academy-e140385) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 154 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iford-and-kingston-church-of-england-primary-school-e114530) | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 11 | 190 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meridian-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e114475) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 449 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 31% met KS2 standard |
| [Newick Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newick-church-of-england-primary-school-e150391) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 217 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Peacehaven Heights Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peacehaven-heights-academy-e148961) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 339 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Plumpton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plumpton-primary-school-e114410) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 136 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Ringmer Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringmer-primary-and-nursery-school-e151270) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 359 | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Seaford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-primary-school-e114419) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 393 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-malling-cofe-primary-and-nursery-school-e114509) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 230 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Southover CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southover-cofe-primary-school-e114510) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 288 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Telscombe Cliffs Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/telscombe-cliffs-academy-e148927) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 521 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallands-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e114405) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 324 | Good (overall), September 2022 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Western Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/western-road-community-primary-school-e114406) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 214 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wivelsfield-primary-school-and-nursery-e114424) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 242 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chailey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chailey-school-e114594) | Community school | 11 to 16 | 862 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 49.7 |
| [King's Academy Ringmer](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-ringmer-e144505) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 659 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8: 50.6 |
| [Peacehaven Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peacehaven-community-school-e144661) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 890 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 38.3 |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e114598) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,153 | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8: 48.7 |
| [Seaford Head School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaford-head-school-e138473) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,461 | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | Attainment 8: 48.5 |
| [Seahaven Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seahaven-academy-e140679) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 701 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 42.7 |

### Special (5) (5)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bowden House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowden-house-school-e100986) | Community special school | 5 to 18 | 39 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| [Chailey Heritage School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chailey-heritage-school-e114682) | Non-maintained special school | 3 to 19 | 68 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| [Compass Community School Pinetree Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-pinetree-park-e114660) | Other independent special school | 10 to 19 | 13 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Cuckmere House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuckmere-house-school-e142146) | Academy special converter | 6 to 16 | 92 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| [Northease Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northease-manor-school-e114645) | Other independent special school | 7 to 19 | 115 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plumpton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plumpton-college-e130667) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lewes Old Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lewes-old-grammar-school-e114634) | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 675 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

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- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000063/data?family=education

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