3 secondary schools in Lewes, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Lewes in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Lewes first 587 times for 552 places: 1.06 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the East Sussex authority's 25 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Chailey School, to 3.86 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.