Schools in Lewes

About schools in Lewes

Lewes lists 22 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

46.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barcombe Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  27%

  expected standard
• Chiddingly Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• East Hoathly CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Firle Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  14%

  expected standard
• Hamsey Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Laughton Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Newick Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Plumpton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Ringmer Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Southover CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Western Road Community Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Chailey School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  49.3

  Attainment 8
• King's Academy Ringmer

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  47.6

  Attainment 8
• Priory School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  46.4

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Plumpton College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Chailey Heritage School

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 3 to 19

• Compass Community School Pinetree Park

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 19

• Northease Manor School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19

Common questions about schools in Lewes

How many schools does Lewes have?

OfferDay lists 22 schools in Lewes, including 15 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Lewes?

Every school in Lewes is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Lewes ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Lewes where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.