Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Lewes · BN8 4DB · East Sussex
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 114594
Chailey School
Community school · Lewes · BN8 4PU
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
862
Local authority
East Sussex
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Lewes, East Sussex, 862 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 14.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Status: Open
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Ages 4–11
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 114594
Location
- Address
- Mill Lane, South Chailey
- Postcode
- BN8 4PU
- Town
- Lewes
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Lewes
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- Boys / girls
- 444 / 418
- School capacity
- 870
- Capacity fill
- 862 / 870 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- FSM pupils
- 128
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Holt
- Telephone
- 01273890407
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-02-10
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 53.4
- Progress 8
- 0.4
- English & maths grade 5+
- 65%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 80%
- EBacc entry
- 73%
- EBacc APS
- 5.0