Chailey School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Mill Lane
South Chailey
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 4PU
Phone 01273890407
Reference Number 114594

General Makeup

Number of pupils 855
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.4%
Girls: 47.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 96 77 173
8 89 84 173
9 79 93 172
10 89 80 169
11 95 73 168

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 68.5%
Unclassified 23.3%
White, Other 3.6%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 52.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 66.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 188 23
Third Preference 102 1
From another Local Authority 143 38

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Chailey St Peter's Ce Primary School, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4DB
1.43 miles
Plumpton Primary School
Southdowns, Plumpton Green, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3EB
1.49 miles
Barcombe Church of England Primary School
Barcombe Cross, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DN
2.18 miles
Hamsey Community Primary School
Cooksbridge, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4SJ
2.54 miles
Wivelsfield Primary School
South Road, Wivelsfield Green, East Sussex, RH17 7QN
2.65 miles
Newick Church of England Primary School
63 Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4NB
2.75 miles
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Vicarage Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7PB
3.92 miles
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Lewes Road, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8TU
3.93 miles
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0DP
4.13 miles
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Gundreda Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1PU
4.28 miles
Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ
4.29 miles
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2HS
4.45 miles
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
Beech Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3RX
4.48 miles
Fletching Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Fletching, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3SP
4.55 miles
London Meed Community Primary School
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9YQ
4.68 miles
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3NL
4.81 miles
Great Walstead School
East Mascalls Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QL
4.83 miles
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
School Close, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9RJ
4.92 miles
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8JT
4.93 miles
The Windmills Junior School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LS
4.97 miles
Name Distance
Chailey Heritage School
Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4EF
2.27 miles
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3AE
2.98 miles
Central Education Ltd
Yew Tree Farm, Nash Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7NJ
3.95 miles
Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
4.36 miles
Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EY
4.71 miles
The Burgess Hill Academy
Station Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EA
4.72 miles
Lewes Old Grammar School
4.82 miles
Hambrook School
Marle Place, Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8HY
4.86 miles
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