Chyngton School
Primary schoolChyngton School is a primary school in Lewes, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 332 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Chyngton School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- 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.
- 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- Cuckmere House SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade680 m
- Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Seaford Head SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Seaford Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Bowden House SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, November 20231.6 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).