Lewes Old Grammar School
140 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Blewitt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 675
- URN
- 114634
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273472634
About this school
Lewes Old Grammar School is an independent school in East Sussex. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 675 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lewes Old Grammar School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lewes Old Grammar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 109 | 99 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 | 60.7 | 60.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 84.4% | 75.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 95.4% | 92.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 12.8% | 7.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lewes Old Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.7 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 702 |
| 2023/24 | 699 |
| 2024/25 | 694 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 174
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compass Community School Pinetree Park1.2 miles
Special schools · Lewes
-
Northease Manor School2.2 miles
Special schools · Lewes
-
University of Sussex4.0 miles
Universities · Brighton
-
Downs View Special School4.5 miles
Special schools · Brighton
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Oxford International College, Brighton5.1 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
Common questions
- What year groups does Lewes Old Grammar School teach?
- Lewes Old Grammar School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in East Sussex.
- Who is the headteacher of Lewes Old Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Lewes Old Grammar School is Mr Robert Blewitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lewes Old Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lewes Old Grammar School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Lewes Old Grammar School?
- Lewes Old Grammar School has 675 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Lewes Old Grammar School full?
- Lewes Old Grammar School has capacity for 710 pupils and 675 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lewes Old Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Lewes Old Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- How have Lewes Old Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.4 in 2022/23 and 60.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lewes Old Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lewes Old Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.