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Lewes schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Lewes, 33 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 97% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 5 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

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33state schools and nurseries
97%good or betterat their last inspection
5new report cardssince November 2025
4inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school

Annecy Catholic Primary SchoolBN25 4LFPrimarySeafordGood (2023)
Barcombe Church of England Primary SchoolBN8 5DNPrimaryBarcombe CrossOutstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Bowden House SchoolBN25 2JBSpecialSeafordSchool remains Good (2024)
Breakwater AcademyBN9 9UTPrimaryNewhavenStandards maintained (2024)
Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyBN1 9PWSecondaryFalmerGood in every area (2025)
Chailey Heritage SchoolBN8 4EFSpecialNorth ChaileyStandards maintained (2024)
Chailey SchoolBN8 4PUSecondarySouth ChaileyReport card May 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolBN8 4DBPrimaryChaileyOutstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolBN25 3BAPrimarySeafordSchool remains Good (2023)
Denton Community Primary School and NurseryBN9 0QJPrimaryDentonStandards maintained (2024)
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolBN6 8TUPrimaryDitchlingStandards maintained (2025)
Firle Church of England Primary SchoolBN8 6LFPrimaryFirleGood in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025)
Hamsey Community Primary SchoolBN8 4SJPrimaryCooksbridgeGood (2024)
Harbour Primary and Nursery SchoolBN9 9LXPrimaryNewhavenStandards maintained (2025)
High Cliff AcademyBN9 9FDPrimaryNewhavenReport card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary SchoolBN7 3NRPrimaryKingston near LewesStandards maintained (2025)
King's Academy RingmerBN8 5RBSecondaryRingmerStandards maintained (2024)
Meridian Community Primary School and NurseryBN10 8BZPrimaryPeacehavenGood (2024)
Newick Church of England Primary SchoolBN8 4NBPrimaryNewickOutstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Peacehaven Community SchoolBN10 8RBSecondaryPeacehavenGood (2023)
Peacehaven Heights AcademyBN10 7QYPrimaryPeacehavenGood in every area (2024)
Plumpton Primary SchoolBN7 3EBPrimaryPlumpton GreenSchool remains Good (2023)
Priory SchoolBN7 2XNSecondaryLewesSchool remains Good (2024)
Ringmer Primary and Nursery SchoolBN8 5LLPrimaryRingmerGood (2022)
Seaford Head SchoolBN25 4LXSecondarySeafordSchool remains Outstanding (2024)
Seaford Primary SchoolBN25 2JFPrimarySeafordReport card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Seahaven AcademyBN9 9TDSecondaryNewhavenReport card Jan 2026: Expected standard in every area
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolBN7 2HSPrimaryLewesGood in every area (2025)
Southover CofE Primary SchoolBN7 1JPPrimaryLewesSchool remains Good (2024)
Telscombe Cliffs AcademyBN10 7DEPrimaryTelscombe CliffsOutstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolBN7 1PUPrimaryLewesGood (2022)
Western Road Community Primary SchoolBN7 1JBPrimaryLewesGood in every area (2025)
Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryRH17 7QNPrimaryWivelsfield GreenReport card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 5 Lewes report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 28 times, strong standard 5 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BN, RH and TN postcodes and show here the ones in Lewes. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Schools in every area

Questions people ask

How many schools in Lewes are rated good or better?

97% of the 33 state schools and nurseries in Lewes were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Lewes?

There are 33 state-funded schools and nurseries in Lewes: 24 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special.