Schools in Lewes
34 state-funded schools, 12,714 pupils. 97% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 4 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Lewes?
Lewes has 34 state-funded schools teaching 12,714 pupils. 25 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Lewes are Good or Outstanding?
97% of the 33 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Lewes are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 28 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Lewes are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Lewes: Seaford Head School, High Cliff Academy, Cuckmere House School, Chailey Heritage School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Seaford Head SchoolSecondary1,448Outstanding 2023
- High Cliff AcademyPrimary162Outstanding 2023
- Cuckmere House SchoolSpecial85Outstanding 2024
- Chailey Heritage SchoolSpecial76Outstanding 2014
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 25 | 25 | 96% |
| Secondary | 6 | 5 | 100% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in Lewes
Showing 20 of 34 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Seaford Head School | Secondary | 1,448 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priory School | Secondary | 1,163 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Peacehaven Community School | Secondary | 903 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chailey School | Secondary | 855 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Seahaven Academy | Secondary | 745 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Cradle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 659 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Academy Ringmer | Secondary | 642 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Telscombe Cliffs Academy | Primary | 565 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harbour Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 460 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 456 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Seaford Primary School | Primary | 408 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Peacehaven Heights Academy | Primary | 373 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School Grade inherited from previous URN 114415 | Primary | 361 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chyngton School Grade inherited from previous URN 114426 | Primary | 354 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 305 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southover CofE Primary School | Primary | 270 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wivelsfield Primary School | Primary | 255 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 228 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 226 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 224 | Good2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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