School admissions in Lewes
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
14 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School | 1.27 | 30 | not published |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | 1.17 | 30 | 1543 m (≈0.96 mi) |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | 1.13 | 15 | 2091 m (≈1.30 mi) |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | 4289 m (≈2.67 mi) |
| Chiddingly Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | 5688 m (≈3.53 mi) |
| East Hoathly CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 7 | not published |
| Firle Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| Laughton Community Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | 3719 m (≈2.31 mi) |
| Ringmer Primary and Nursery School | 1.00 | 44 | not published |
| Southover CofE Primary School | 0.97 | 33 | not published |
| Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School | 0.95 | 22 | not published |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | 0.94 | 17 | 5041 m (≈3.13 mi) |
| Western Road Community Primary School | 0.79 | 24 | not published |
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 0.79 | 14 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey School | 1.26 | 174 | 6212 m (≈3.86 mi) |
| Priory School | 1.00 | 229 | not published |
| King's Academy Ringmer | 0.94 | 149 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.