Bowden House School
Special schoolBowden House School is a special school in Lewes, for pupils aged 5 to 18. It had 39 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lewes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 46.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 48.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 67.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 5 | – | – |
- Bowden House School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Seaford Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Seaford Head SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Chyngton SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Cuckmere House SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lewes
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).