Chailey School

State-Funded School

chailey-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

East Grinstead and UckfieldConstituency

BN8 4PUPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chailey School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 862 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.66

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

20%

Pupils

862

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 862
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Mar 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.