Chailey Heritage School
Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4EF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Green
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 114682
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825724444
About this school
Chailey Heritage School is a special school in Lewes. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 68 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Chailey Heritage 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 19% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.75%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 63.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Central Education Ltd1.7 miles
Special schools · Haywards Heath
-
Great Walstead School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Haywards Heath
-
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital3.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Haywards Heath
-
Burgess Hill Girls4.3 miles
Independent schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hambrook School4.5 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Lewes
- Compass Community School Pinetree Park Special schools
- Northease Manor School Special schools
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chiddingly Primary School Primary
- East Hoathly CofE Primary School Primary
- Firle Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamsey Community Primary School Primary
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Laughton Community Primary School Primary
- Newick Church of England Primary School Primary
- Plumpton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chailey Heritage School teach?
- Chailey Heritage School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Lewes.
- Who is the headteacher of Chailey Heritage School?
- The headteacher of Chailey Heritage School is Mr Richard Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chailey Heritage School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chailey Heritage School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chailey Heritage School?
- Chailey Heritage School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Chailey Heritage School full?
- Chailey Heritage School has capacity for 110 pupils and 68 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chailey Heritage School a faith school?
- No. Chailey Heritage School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Chailey Heritage School have?
- The schools register lists Chailey Heritage School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Chailey Heritage School's absence rate?
- Chailey Heritage School's overall absence rate is 19% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chailey Heritage School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chailey Heritage 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 30 June 2026.